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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Nathan Spear Business Correspondence: 1831-1849 |
| Reference | MS 2027 |
| Library | California Historical Society |
| Collection | Templeton Crocker Collection |
| Date | 1831-1849 |
| Author / Creator | Spear, Nathan |
| Description | Nine letters to or concerning Spear and his involvement with trade between California and the Sandwich Islands, from persons in Oahu, Monterey, Yerba Buena (San Francisco), and Santa Barbara. Includes a letter of introduction for Spear by John C Jones, US Consul to the Sandwich Islands; three letters to Spear from Jacob Primer Leese; two letters from William Hinckley; and two letters from Stephen Reynolds, a harborman. Includes typed transcriptions. |
| Document Type | Correspondence, Manuscript |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce; Travel and Tourism |
| Keywords | merchant, commerce, correspondence, letter, trade, consulate, business, contract, mission, government, prices, timber, latitude, longitude, goods, commodity, finance, investment |
| Countries | USA; China |
| Places | Hawaii; California; Columbia River |
| Ports | Santa Barbara, USA; San Francisco, USA; Monterey, USA; Honolulu, Hawaii; Guangzhou, China |
| Ships | Clementine, Corsaid, Honduras, Peabody, Quixote, Sulphur, Europa, Artimese |
| People | Stephen Reynolds; William Hinckley; Jacob Leese; John C Jones |
| Additional Information |
Letters from William Hinckley, Jacob Leese, and Stephen Reynolds form part of the Templeton Crocker Collection. Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the California Historical Society's North Baker Research Library catalogue. |
| Copyright | California Historical Society |
