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Content/DescriptionBiographical sketch prepared by the captain's grand-nephew. Account of the captain's early life in Dalmatia, his experiences sailing in the Orient, and settling in Callao; voyage to San Francisco on the California in 1849 after the news of discovery of gold; his contract to bring Chinese to California; operation of a general store in the gold country; land transactions and grape growing in San Jose.

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Title
Captain Stephen Splivalo: typescript
Creator
Splivalo, Joseph, author
Published
undated
Full Collection Name
Chinese in California, 1850-1925
Other Identifiers
BANC MSS 73/122 c: 131
Subject (Person)
Splivalo, Stephen.
Subject (Corporate)
California (Steamship).
Subject (Topic)
Gold mines and mining -- California.
Voyages and travels.
Geographic Coverage
San Jose (Calif.)
Type
Image
Extent
9 leaves ; 28 cm.
Archive
The Bancroft Library
Note
Related Item: Chinese and Westward Expansion; The Bancroft Library; Miscellaneous Selections : Chinese and Westward Expansion
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