Sea Captains at the Port of San Francisco 1800s

Captain Bean was the Captain of the Brig Orchilla (also listed as Ochilla).

The Brig Orchilla, from Charleston, South Carolina, arrived September 9, 1850 in San Francisco, California.

Passengers included his wife, Elizabeth C. Webb (married in 1847), pregnant with their first child, Charles T. Bean, born 7/6/1850, in Talcahuano, Chile.

The trip from South Carolina to San Francisco, California was 205 days, the cargo was 170,000 feet of lumber. The other passengers were Miss V. Mercer, Z. Wason, J.D. Walker.

(Provided by Kanp nee Dorsey/Chave/Bean from their family bible.)

Daily Alta California, Shipping Intelligence, Port of San Francisco, September 9, 1850.

Memoranda - Barque Isabel and Brig Achilles, the latter from South Carolina, sailed from Talcahuana for his port in company with the Selina; barque Ralph Cross and schooner Naomi to follow."

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