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Randall, William Edgar Diary of a voyage from Boston to San Francisco on the ship Hannibal : and related materials : ms., 1849 Nov.22 - 1850 May 5.
BANC FIlM 2591; BANC MSS C-F 82 port.; BANC MSS C-F 82 vol.1
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Title:

Diary of a voyage from Boston to San Francisco on the ship Hannibal: and related materials : ms., 1849 Nov.22 - 1850 May 5
William Edgar Randall diary

Creator/Contributor:

Randall, William Edgar, 1822-1860, creator

Abstract:

Includes a few entries by his wife, Sarah Seaver Randall, and list of passengers in her handwriting. Miscellaneous accounts complete the volume. Typed transcript of the diary and biographical information on the Randall and Clifford families supplied by his granddaughter, Rue Randall Clifford. A few family and business letters also included.

Date:

1849 (issued)

Subject:

Clifford, Hiram Penny -- 1822-1883
Randall, Sarah Seaver -- 1826-1907
Clifford, Rue Randall
Randall family
Clifford family
Hannibal (ship)
Voyages to the Pacific coast -- Personal narratives
Marin County (Calif.) -- Biography -- Sources

Note:

Diary : also available on microfilm with call number BANC FILM 2591.
The following items have been transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library: daguerreotypes of William E. Randall and Sarah Seaver Randall; photographs of Sarah Seaver Randall, an unidentified descendant of William Edgar Randall, Martha Jane Irish Clifford, Hiram Penny Clifford; the Randall home near Bolinas, Calif.; the Clifford home, at the corner of Cambridge and Bacon streets, San Francisco. (BANC PIC 1955.011--PIC)
A needle book, thimble and ring have been transferred to the Historical object miscellany of The Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 19xx.031:081--OBJ)

Type:

Diaries.
Passenger lists.
Family histories.

Physical Description:

print
1 v. and 1 portfolio.
1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 868:6) and positive.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC FIlM 2591
BANC MSS C-F 82 port.
BANC MSS C-F 82 vol.1

Origin:

California