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Charles Elliot dictation and biographical sketch, [ca. 1887].
BANC MSS C-D 368:1LOCAL
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Title:

Charles Elliot dictation and biographical sketch, [ca. 1887]

Creator/Contributor:

Elliot, Charles, 1833-, creator

Creator/Contributor:

Morrison, George Howard.

Abstract:

Dictation, recorded for H.H. Bancroft by George Howard Morrison, concerns his arrival at San Francisco via Cape Horn in 1851; work as superintendent of San Francisco water companies; recollections of William F. Babcock. (13 l.).
Biographical sketch based on dictation. (2 l.).
Included also: letter from William F. Babcock, San Francisco, California, December 17, 1874.

Date:

1887 (issued)

Subject:

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Voyages to the Pacific coast
Water-supply -- California -- San Francisco
Voyages vers la côte du Pacifique
Eau -- Approvisionnement -- Californie -- San Francisco
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Water-supply
Horn, Cape (Chile)
Horn, Cap (Chili)
California -- San Francisco
Chile -- Cape Horn
Babcock, William F -- 1820-1885

Note:

Also available on microfilm.
Forms part of the Hubert Howe Bancroft Collection.

Type:

Autobiographies.
Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 portfolio
partial microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 418:11) and positive

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS C-D 368:1LOCAL

Origin:

California

Related Item:

Collection : Bancroft, Hubert Howe, : 1832-1918