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Guide to the W. W. Honey San Francisco Fire Department Certificate, 1852
MS 3553  
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: W. W. Honey San Francisco Fire Department Certificate,
    Date (inclusive): 1852
    Collection number: MS 3553
    Creator: Honey, W. W.
    Extent: 1 item
    Repository: California Historical Society, North Baker Library
    San Francisco, California 94105-4014
    Language: English.

    Administrative Information

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    [Identification of item], W. W. Honey San Francisco Fire Department Certificate. MS 3553, California Historical Society, North Baker Research Library.

    Scope and Content

    This certificate is dated in San Francisco on November 5, 1852. It certifies that W. W. Honey is an active member of Monumental Co. No. 6 as of the roll call on November 5, 1852. The document is signed by Charles James Brennan, Mayor of San Francisco; George H. Hossefross, Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, and J. L. Van Bokkelen, Secretary of the Board of Delegates of the Fire Department.
    The certificate is in very poor condition, missing the upper and lower right corners. It has been mounted on the back of an advertising cardboard.