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Shafter family papers, 1855-1877.
BANC MSS 68/153 c; BANC MSS 68/153 c vol. 2; BANC MSS 68/153 c vol. 4
Collection Overview

Title:

Shafter family papers, 1855-1877

Creator/Contributor:

Shafter family., creator

Creator/Contributor:

Park, T. W. (Trenor William), 1823-1882

Creator/Contributor:

Shafter, James McM.

Creator/Contributor:

Shafter, Oscar Lovell, 1812-1873

Creator/Contributor:

Dewey, Elijah.

Creator/Contributor:

Heydenfeldt, Solomon, 1816-1890

Creator/Contributor:

Shafter & Park, San Francisco

Creator/Contributor:

California, Supreme Court.

Abstract:

v.1, letterpress copy book, 1855-1866, of law firm of Shafter & Park, San Francisco, containing letters by T.W. Park, James McM. Shafter, Oscar L. Shafter, Elijah Dewey and S. Heydenfeldt; v.2, daybook for the firm, 1856- 1863, including a few accounts for the Shafter ranch; v.3, scrapbook of clippings on California Supreme Court decisions in which Shafter participated, 1864-1865; v.4, scrapbook of clippings, 1861-1877, re Civil War, Shafter, California politics, the Shafter ranch at Point Reyes, and Marin County; v.5, photograph album of views of the Shafter ranch and Marin County property.

Date:

1855 (issued)

Subject:

Lawyers
Land tenure -- California -- Marin County
Actions and defenses -- California
Lawyers -- California -- History
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Point Reyes Station (Calif.)
Marin County (Calif.)
Shafter Ranch (Marin County, Calif.)

Note:

Photograph album (v.5) transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 1968.010--fALB)

Physical Description:

5 v. ; 25-35 cm.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS 68/153 c
BANC MSS 68/153 c vol. 2
BANC MSS 68/153 c vol. 4

Origin:

Various places