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Lease Signed by William Coleman and Henry Corbett, 1856 [158463]

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Lease Signed by William Coleman and Henry Corbett, 1856 [158463]
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Blue paper lease between William Coleman of San Francisco and Henry Corbett of Portland. William Tell Coleman was a shipping magnate, politician, and borax producer. With the California Gold Rush, he and his brother joined the flood of people heading westward and the two became involved in the mercantile business in Sacramento and Placerville, California. Later, his brother went to Oregon and William settled in San Francisco, where he started the merchandising firm of William T. Coleman & Company, which he built into the largest commission business in the city. Coleman was a leading figure in both the 1851 and 1856 Vigilante Committees of San Francisco, which attempted to establish law and order in the lawless city. In 1856, he also established a steamship line between New York and San Francisco. Henry Winslow Corbett (February 18, 1827 - March 31, 1903) was an American Senator, businessman, politician, civic benefactor, and philanthropist in the state of Oregon. 8x13"

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Provenance: Jim & Barbara Sherman Private Western Mining Museum