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C.M. Silva & Son Correspondence

Collection Number: D-417

135 letters written to C. M. Silva & Son from 1874-1879. Also included is one volume of outgoing correspondence from July to December 1886. The correspondence discusses growing fruit trees and plants, orders for their fruit and plant stock, shipping procedures, the quality of their products, and account debits and credits. Charles M. Silva (1823-1894) and his son Edward B. Silva (1854-1952) operated C.M. Silva & Son, a nursery specializing in fruit trees and plants, in Newcastle, California.

Finding Aid

Finding Aid on the Online Archive of California

Inclusive Dates

1874-1886.

Extent

1.4 linear feet

Subject

Plant Science