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Francis Effingham Pinto recollections

Title
Francis Effingham Pinto recollections, 1894-1902.
Author
Pinto, Francis Effingham.

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1856 San Francisco Vigilance CommitteeMixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 2430 1856 San Francisco Vigilance CommitteeSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
1851 California Mining BubblesMixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 2430 1851 California Mining BubblesSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
1849 California and the Discovery of GoldMixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 2430 1849 California and the Discovery of GoldSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
1846-1848 California during the Mexican WarMixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 2430 1846-1848 California during the Mexican WarSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
1826-1869 The Pacific RailroadMixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 2430 1826-1869 The Pacific RailroadSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
Recollections - Francis E. Pinto - 1823-1856Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 2430 Recollections - Francis E. Pinto - 1823-1856Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
Clipper Ships and the China TradeMixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 2430 Clipper Ships and the China TradeSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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1.36 linear feet (7 volumes)
Summary
The Francis Effingham Pinto recollections cover the period from 1823 to 1856, with discussion of Pinto's early life in New Haven, Connecticut and New York City; service as Lieutenant, 1st N.Y. Volunteers during the 1846 campaign in Mexico; travel to California in 1849, with events en route via Panama, and description of San Francisco, gold mines, trade, partnerships, marriage, fires, and The Vigilance Committee; and his return to New York via Nicaragua in 1856. The recollections were written between 1894 and 1902. Typed carbon copy, 212 pages with index.
Subject
  • San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856
  • Gold mines and mining > California
  • Mexican War, 1846-1848
  • California > Description and travel > 19th century
  • California > History > 19th century
  • Nicaragua > History > Filibuster War, 1855-1860
  • United States > History > 1815-1861 > Personal narratives
Genre/Form
Memoirs.
Access (note)
  • Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Reproduction (note)
  • Carbon typed transcript.
Call Number
MssCol 2430
OCLC
  • 804862577
  • 804862577
Author
Pinto, Francis Effingham.
Title
Francis Effingham Pinto recollections, 1894-1902.
Restricted Access
Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Reproduction
Carbon typed transcript.
Research Call Number
MssCol 2430
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