Journal of a voyage to California via Chagres, 1849.

1849

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BANC MSS 2011/138, Volume 1

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English

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Title from first page. In custom portfolio box, quarter leather over tan boards with gilt spine title: Voyage to California.

William A. Macondray arrived in San Francisco, California in August, 1849 to establish, in association with his father, Frederick William Macondray and his brother Frederick, the commission house of Macondray & Co., a company which became known for its activities in the China trade.

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