Extracts from the George Davidson Papers: Bancroft Library;Berkeley, Ca.
Collection includes:Typescript monograph with research data by Edmund Hayes, July 6-September 13, 1968, regarding his explorations to find the wreck of the ship Tonquin; Photocopy extracts from the George Davidson Papers, 1890-1896, including letters from John Devereux (Dock Master, Graving Dock, Esquinalt, B.C.), Reverend A. G. Brabant (Catholic Missionary, Hesquiat, B.C) and George Blenkinship of Vancouver Island, concerning West Coast maritime incidents of the early 1800s and especially the location of the wreck of the Tonquin, with letter of transmittal; Oversize folder contains photocopy lists of officers and registry papers of the ship Tonquin and the frigate Constitution, 1807-1810.
Extracts from the George Davidson Papers, Gift of E. W. Giesecke, June 8, 1970.
Extracts from the George Davidson Papersalso available on microfilm.
The collection is open to the public.
The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library prior to any use of reproductions. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may required seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders.
Edmund Hayes Collection on the Ship Tonquin, Mss 958, Oregon Historical Society.
Giesecke, E. W. (Eberhard W.). Search for the Tonquin : the ship that enabled the first American settlement on the Pacific Coast, Astoria, 1811. Astoria, Or. : CUMTUX, 1990.
The George Davidson Papers are located at the University of California, Berkeley, Bancroft Library, BANC MSS C-B 490, Berkeley, Ca.