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SS Commodore Stockton

Arrive San Francisco

April 20, 1851
Captain Baker
From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Passage

170 days from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, via Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Valparaiso, Child; Paita, Peru and Mazatlan, Mexico. Left Philadelphia on November 1, 1850. Actual running time (mostly under sail), 136 days. Very severe weather since leaving Mazatlan.

Cargo

One box gun cartridges, boots, medicine, books, tobacco, five bbls dried applies, 25 kegs dried peaches, spades, cream of tartar, butter, cheese, candles, spirits and assorted goods.

Passengers

J. Barnum and lady
J. Bell
W. H. Bullock
W. Calligan
W. H. Contant
G. W. Davis
Mrs. De Sota
Mrs. E. De Sota
Mrs. De Boom
Col. William F. English
A. R. Gandolfo
H. E. Hickman
E. C. Howe
J. R. King
T. C. Lee
A. Manahan
A. Merlin
F. B. Norris
H. J. Nott
J. J. Ruiz
L. Ryan
J. Sanchez
Captain Tillman
F. Tobey
W. Turnbull
J. B. Whalton
E. Wilson
W. S. C. Woods
T. Zimmer

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San Francisco: Yerba Buena -- From the Beginning to the Gold Rush 1769-1849
Early explorers sailed into San Francisco Bay in 1769. Eighty years later the city of San Francisco was a boom town with a population of 40,000. Here is a written and visual record of the discovery and exploration of the Bay and the settlement of Yerba Buena, which became San Francisco. Recounted by the discoverers, explorers, foreign visitors, and early residents. Includes many historic maps, charts, illustrations, and the first two surveys of the town of Yerba Buena.