Passenger Lists: San Francisco 1800s
SS Republic
April 21, 1851
Captain Hudson
From Panama
Passage
November 1, 1850, Daily Alta California, San Francisco
Memoranda
Per Republic - When one day out from Panama, she experienced a heavy gale, which lasted six days. Off Cape Corientes passed the steamer General Warren, from Panama for San Francisco. Oct 23, lat 21 14, long 107 22, passed the spars and sails of a ship, appeared to have been in the water but a short time. The American barque Belgrade, Capt. Riddell, had arrived at Acapulco dismasted.
Passengers
November 4, 1850, Sacramento Transcript, Sacramento, California
Per steamer Republic, from Panama
Hon. James Wilson and servant
Messrs. Crassen, Thomas, Haight and servant
Neil
Clarke, lady and 2 servants
Miss M. C. Moss
Master Henry Moss, (deceased)
Mrs. Edwards and child
Mesdames Armant, Montgomery, Weed, Maloney, F. W. Murray, (deceased)
Messrs. Timmerman, Curtiss, Patterson, J. and R. Niven, Patterson, Wood, Thayer, Cooper, Baxter, Bradley, Van Ness, Brennan, Vanhill, Stewart, Warner, Vigieur, Rhodes, Price and Hamilton.
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