Passenger Lists: San Francisco 1800s
SS Lewis
Wreck of the S. S. Lewis
1853
Captain Baker
From San Juan del Sud, Nicaragua
April 14, 1853, Sacramento Daily Union, Sacramento, California
American Passenger Arrival Records
Guide to the Records of Immigrants Arriving at American Ports by Sail & Steam
Michael Tepper
Emigration from the United Kingdom
Selections include Emigration from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland: Lists of Passengers Arriving in America during the 1870s and in 1880.
Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports, March 1877 - May 1878
Mass Migration under Sail:
European Immigration to the Antebellum United States
Raymond L. Cohn
Ship Passenger Lists, New York and New Jersey (1600-1825)
Lists of Passengers 1870-1897
Series concentrates on Emigration from the United Kingdom to New York in the period 1870-1897. The original passenger lists transcribed by shipping agents and ship's officers and filed by all vessels entering US ports have been used in the preparation of Emigration from the United Kingdom to America. Chronological order by each ship's date of arrival; includes names of ships, ports of departure and arrival and debarkation dates. You may also locate data regarding a person's age, sex and occupation as well as village of origin and destination when reported.
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Argonauts of '49: History and Adventures of the Emigrant Companies From Massachusetts 1849-1850
Octavius T. Howe
Harvard University Press.
Shanghaiing Days: The Thrilling Account of 19th Century Hell-Ships, Bucko Mates and Masters, and Dangerous Ports-Of-Call
Richard H. Dillon
D. Michael Abrashoff
Merchant Kings: When Companies Ruled the World, 1600--1900
Stephen R. Brown
California Indian Languages
Victor Golla.
American Merchant Ships
1850-1900
Frederick C. Matthews
The Annals of San Francisco
Frank Soule, John H. Gihon, Jim Nisbet. 1855
Written by three journalists who witnessed and participated in the extraordinary events they describe. This essential record for historians is also a fascinating narrative for any reader. 100+ historical engravings are included. Partial Contents: Expeditions of Viscaino; Conduct of the Fathers towards the natives; Colonel John C. Fremont; Description of the Golden Gate; The Mission and Presidio; Removal of Hudson's Bay Company; gambling; General Effects of Gold Discoveries; Third Great Fire; The Chinese in California; Clipper Ships; commercial depression.
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