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Annie Bidwell was the daughter of Joseph C. G. Kennedy.
The Chinese from A history of the United States since the civil war, volume 4
Memorial of the Chinese Six Companies to U.S. Grant, President of the United States (1876)
John M. Morton, son of Senator Oliver Morton, lived at 1833 Sutter, San Francisco, CA.
Frank M. Bee, son of Frederick Bee, lived at 612 Jones, San Francisco, CA.
The
Chinaman in California by Mary Cone
Kearneyism in California from The American Commonwealth (1888)by James Bryce
Lights and shades in San Francisco / by B.E. Lloyd ; with appropriate illustrations
Entry in newspaper
Benjamin Estelle Lloyd
A journey to the East : Li Gui's a new account of a trip around the globe
Chapter 18
January 4, 1876
From Bench Warrant from United States v. Michael Ryan
When George M. Tyler, a black man, attempted to gain access to the dress circle of Maguire's Opera House in San Francisco on January 4, 1876, Michael Ryan, a theater employee, prevented Tyler from doing so. Tyler had purchased a valid ticket to sit in the dress circle of the opera house, an area traditionally reserved for white patrons. Michael Ryan was charged with denying equal accommodations based on race to a U.S. citizen, a violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1875. In United States v. Ryan, circuit court judge Lorenzo Sawyer ruled in Ryan's favor.
Five cases (Stanley, Ryan, Nichols, Robinson, and Singleton) were eventually consolidated into the Civil Rights Cases. The Court, with Justice Joseph P. Bradley writing for the majority, held that the Civil Rights Act of 1875 was unconstitutional because it sought to regulate individual action, which was appropriately regulated by the state police power and not by the federal government's authority under the Fourteenth Amendment.
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 1, Number 280, 8 January 1876
San Francisco market review
Jack London was born in San Francisco on January 12, 1876.
January 12, 1876
Samuel S. Foster report to Department of State regarding Samoa
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 1, Number 286, 15 January 1876
Chy Lung v. Freeman - Supreme Court ruled that the federal government, not the states, regulated immigration.
Chy Lung v. Freeman decision
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9458, 27 February 1876
Senator Oliver Morton's son, John M. Morton, lived in San Francisco.
March 22, 1876 George F. Seward Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States
Statistics and considerations as to its improbable growth
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9483, 23 March 1876
Committee of Twelve
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9490, 30 March 1876
Telegram from Chinese Six Companies to discourage emigration
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9494, 3 April 1876
Mechanics' State Council
Death of Philip A. Roach
Biography of Philip A. Roach
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 2, Number 37, 4 April 1876
Mass meeting in Sacramento
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9497, 6 April 1876
Mass meeting in San Francisco
and
The Other Side of the Chinese Question
response to anti-Chinese meeting held on April 5, 1876
Layres, Augustus - Bibliography entry
April 8, 1876 San Francisco News Letter
Chinese Manifesto
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9503, 12 April 1876
Three, not five, to be sent to Washington regarding anti-Chinese legislation
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 2, Number 44, 12 April 1876
California Senate Chinese Commission opened.
Chinese immigration; its social, moral, and political effect.
Report to the California state Senate of its Special Committee on Chinese Immigration.
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 2, Number 47, 15 April 1876
California State Senate Commission on Chinese question
and
Report of testimony in front of California Senate Committee on Chinese Immigration
Creed Haymond
April 15, 1876 San Francisco News Letter
Reverend Gibson to show Chinatown to members of Senate Committe.
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9507, 16 April 1876
F A Bee- assessment auction for Olympia Railway and Mining Company, Thurston County, Washington Territory
NOTE: this article is incomplete.
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9515, 24 April 1876
In April, 1876, S. S. Foster was accused of being an enemy of A. B. Steinberger by A. B. Steinberger.
From: 1876 Board of Foreign Mission's report of the Secretary
"Chico Auxiliary, organized April 27, 1876, Secretary Mrs. John Bidwell"
"Our class of Indian women is getting on very well. It numbers eighteen, and they are interested in their lessons and sewing. It was very touching to hear them singing alone, "There is a happy land" and "Jesus, like a shepherd lead us."
May 1, 1876 from U. S. Grant papers
November 28, 1875 letter from R. L.Ogden to General Babcock
May 7, 1876 letter from R.L. Ogden to General Babcock
May 30, 1876 from R. L. Ogden to Orville Babcock
Courtesy of the Newberry Library- Orville Babcock papers
The November 28, 1875 letter is interesting because R. L. Ogden wrote to Orville Babcock and recommended Louis Blanding to be the US Consul to Samoa and the letter strongly urged support for Colonel Steinberger and his efforts to counter German influence. The May 7, 1876 letter included a recommendation for J. M. Coe to be US Consul to Samoa.
This article explains the references to Captain Enben in the November 28, 1875 letter.
R. L. Ogden obituary and story about a young Ulysses S. Grant.
May 7, 1876 New York Times
Samuel Foster described as an "illiterate, irresponsible, miserable old vagabond".
May 13, 1876 San Francisco News Letter
Reverend Otis Gibson and Chinese school in San Jose, California
Los Angeles Herald, Volume 6, Number 50, 24 May 1876
Every member of the US Senate received a copy of the Other Side of the Chinese Question
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 2, Number 81, 25 May 1876
Other Side of the Chinese Question as a form of protest
Layres, Augustus - Bibliography entry
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 2, Number 83, 27 May 1876
Statistics about Chinatown given at Chinese Commission
June 1, 1876 Petition presented to Los Angeles Common Council
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9556, 4 June 1876
Seneca Daniels, son-in-law of Elmon Starr, died.
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 2, Number 90, 5 June 1876
Last day of California Senate Commission on the Chinese question
Proceedings of the Republican national convention, held at Cincinnati, Ohio ...: June 14, 15, and 16, 1876, page 58
Recommendation to investigate Chinese question
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9574, 22 June 1876
F L Weeks and F A. Bee at Republican gathering
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 2, Number 115, 6 July 1876
Death of General Custer
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 2, Number 122, 14 July 1876
Disturbance in Truckee
July 17, 1876
Resolution to appoint joint commmittee to investigate Chinese residents on the Pacific coast
and
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 2, Number 125, 18 July 1876
Resolution
Proceedings of Workingmen's Party
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9607, 26 July 1876
Joseph Washington Stow estate sale included shares of Samoa land stocks
Soprhonia Louise Bee passport application
Hiram Clapp listed in Clapp Family genealogy.
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 2, Number 149, 15 August 1876
B. S. Brooks
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 2, Number 159, 26 August 1876
Game and Fish Laws
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9644, 1 September 1876
Colonel Bee was at meeting about the change in management of the Oregon Steamship Company.
TREATY OF RECIPROCITY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE HAWAIIAN KINGDOM
Entered into force September 9, 1876
America was more successful in Hawaii than in Samoa.
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 2, Number 183, 23 September 1876
Summary of Chinese in California
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 2, Number 186, 27 September 1876
Trout Creek murder case
Frederic Clay vs. Frederick Marriott libel case
Frederick Clay was the president of the bankrupt Western Savings and Loan and Samoan Commercial and Land Company and an investor in the Central Polynesia Land and Commercial Company
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9692, 19 October 1876
Lawsuit to test water rates>
1876 San Francisco Municipal Report
Life of Oliver P. Morton
Mongolian Question from 1876 Proceedings of the Republican Convention
Colonel Bee agreed to represent Chinese interest after Senator Morton was unable to find another attorney - from May 27, 1892 San Francisco Call.
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9690, 17 October 1876
Senator Morton arrived.
The May 27, 1892 Morning Call reported, �In July, 1876, while the sandlot anti-Chinese agitation was at its height, Congress provided for a committee of Senators and representatives to go to California and investigate The Chinese question. Governor O. P. Morton of Indiana was chairman of the committee. In anticipation of the investigation the prominent Chinese here tried to get several well-known lawyers to represent them before the commission, but none asked would serve. Governor Morton, who was an old friend of Colonel Bee, telegraphed the latter a request that he act as attorney for the Chinese, and he promptly accepted.�
Frederick Bee Testimony at the beginning of Report of the Joint Special Committee to Investigate Chinese Immigration
Day-to-day Committee Schedule
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9692, 19 October 1876
Congressional Committee on Chinese Investigation
Note :This article also mentions B. S. Brooks. Mr. Brooks died on May 3, 1884.
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 2, Number 205, 19 October 1876
Congressional Committee on Chinese Investigation
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9693, 20 October 1876
Congressional Committee on Chinese Investigation
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 2, Number 206, 20 October 1876
Congressional Committee on Chinese Investigation
Daly Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9696, 23 October 1876
Congressional Committee on Chinese Investigation
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 2, Number 208, 23 October 1876
Congressional Committee on Chinese Investigation
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9698, 25 October 1876
Congressional Committee on Chinese Investigation
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9699, 26 October 1876
Congressional Committee on Chinese Investigation
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9700, 27 October 1876
Congressional Committee on Chinese Investigation
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9701, 28 October 1876
Chinatown and water
Spring Valley Water Company
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9705, 1 November 1876
Stampede at Royal Theatre - Chinese residents died.
Congressional Committee on Chinese Investigation
San Francisco Chronicle (1869-Current File). San Francisco, Calif.: Nov 10, 1876. p. 2 (1 page)
Excerpt of Reverend Dr. Loomis' testimony,"To the leading question as to whether he was in favor of unrestricted Chinese emigration, he would not give a definite reply. At this stage the witness, in reply to questions, entered into the religious problem, stating that the Chinese were injurious to the country than the Roman Catholic Irish. The Chinese was a grand work, and the witness could not separate his religious ideas from the question of coolie emigration, not withstanding he was pressed to do so by Mr. Pixley and Senator Sargent."
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9714, 10 November 1876
Congressional Committee on Chinese Investigation
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9715, 11 November 1876
Chinese mercantile class
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9716, 12 November 1876
Colonel Bee called witnesses before Congressional Committee.
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9718, 14 November 1876
Congressional Committee on Chinese Investigation
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9719, 15 November 1876
Congressional Committee on Chinese Investigation
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 2, Number 229, 16 November 1876
Senate Commission testimony
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9722, 18 November 1876
Congressional Committee on Chinese Investigation
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9692, 19 October 1876
Julius Vogel became General Agent for London
16 November 1876
Arrival of Julius Vogel
16 November 1876
Thank you from passengers
William Bell, Glasgow, Archibald Douglass, England, James Shandler, England, and R. M. Wrench, England were on board with Julius Vogel.
19 November 1876
Julius Vogel traveled to the East.
20 November 1876
Agent for London association
Annual directory of the City and County of San Francisco (1877)
Menschikoff owned by Frederick Clay.
Cargo carried by Menschikoff.
Kosta Sacramento owned by James Neylan.
Cargo carried by Kosta Sacramento
J. G. Colmisnel, aka James G. Colesmill, aka James Guthrie Colmesnil soon-to-be Vice-Consul to Samoa was on the ship.
New Zealand and the South Sea Islands, and Their Relation to the Empire: A Paper Read at the Royal Colonial Institute, on the 19th Day of March 1878, His Grace the Duke of Manchester, K.P., in the Chair (
Tom De Wolf's Pacific Venture: The Life History of a Commercial Enterprise in Samoa by Doug Munro is an interesting article.
Daily Alta California, Volume 28, Number 9741, 7 December 1876
Assignee's Sale of bankrupt Samoan Commercial and Land Company
Frederick Clay was the assignee in bankruptcy.
Frederick Clay was considered a great success in July, 1877.
Bankruptcy of Frederick Clay
Samoan land transferred from Clay to Wellman, Neylan, Hobbs
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