from lauriefiveten@yahoo.com: PMSS Co San Francisco City Directory 1875, page 798: Pacific Mail Steamship Co (principal [sic] office Ney York) Jennings S Cox, agent, office cor[ner] Sacramento and Leisderdorf,wharf cor 1st and Brannan under business listings and details of City life "PMSS oldest after Cunard" "thirty first class" liners, around the world in 88 days(lesiurely pace). I Have to go back to the books to find the rest. It's a great read. Almost like ENRON today, full of financial intrique and City history. . . . . . Any requests? Additional note, 200 block doesn't corellate to 2nd street. Because of constant land fills and commercial development, I think the numbers are 4 or 5 blocks off. You know you can never assume anything with San Francisco. Laurie P.S. Looking for info on"Smith Brothers" 29th and Mission; Mission Lumber 1305 Valencia; F R Smith and Co [grocer] Persia Avenue, illegally torn down on the 1980s/70s.; California Dairy, Excelsior Homestead; "William H Smith"; Franklin R Smith"; Grant Smith [ may not be the Attorney];"Walter W. Smith. Thanks in advance. 2002 20:28:41 -0800 From: "Ruth Skewis" To: CASANFRA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [CASANFRA] business name P.M. SS. Company Hi Cindy, Wild guess here from a romantic . Since the lists are quite tonight..... and............ Since Minna Street was not that far from the Ferry Building or the wharves on the Bay of San Francisco.... and 'cause I could not find anything surfing the web - looking for this address for this company. I'll stick out my neck and suggest that the name of the company at 218 Minna Street (think that would be 2nd and Minna Sts.) is - - - - - ready??? PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Hope someone else has an idea that has more fact than guess behind it than my "idea"... RUTH _________________________________ Ruth(Grady)Skewis-Sacramento, CA ruth4527@mindspring.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Alan & Cindy Frankenberry [mailto:cafdaf@cableone.net] > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 6:44 PM > To: CASANFRA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CASANFRA] business name > > > Hi guys, > > New to the list. I have a question about a location, a business, in San > Francisco that existed around 1889 and 1890. The location was 218 Minna > and the business name was P. M. SS. Company. > > Could you please tell me what the business was (the person who owned > it was a cooper, his name was Crawford Graham) and what the initials > stand for? I have looked at mapquest.com but the street numbers seem to > skip the 200 block of Minna. Be curious as to what is at that location > now. Looks like some kind of big park. There's a big space of green > grass and trees. > > Thank you very much for your time and information. > > Cindy > ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 3 message/rfc822 Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 14:53:57 +1000 From: "MARGARET M MILLAR" To: CASANFRA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CASANFRA] RE:BOUNCED MAIL! If you are reading this LAVONNE EMLER would you please contact me as all my mail to you this past week has been returned as "address inactive". I received the mail you sent - my sincere thanks - and please contact when possible. Peggy Townsville Australia ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 4 message/rfc822 Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 05:30:13 -0800 From: Bill Roddy To: CASANFRA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CASANFRA] business name P.M. SS. Company The 1879 City Directory lists: Crawford Graham, cook for the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. His residence was 26 Bluxome St. Imagine he moved to Minna later. Charles Graham was the cooper for the PMSSco. No residence given for him. Bill Ruth Skewis wrote: > > Hi Cindy, > > Wild guess here from a romantic . > > Since the lists are quite tonight..... and............ > > Since Minna Street was not that far from the Ferry Building or the wharves > on the Bay of San Francisco.... and 'cause I could not find anything > surfing the web - looking for this address for this company. I'll stick out > my neck and suggest that the name of the company at 218 Minna Street (think > that would be 2nd and Minna Sts.) is - - - - - > > ready??? > > PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. > > Hope someone else has an idea that has more fact than guess behind it than > my "idea"... > > RUTH > > _________________________________ > Ruth(Grady)Skewis-Sacramento, CA > ruth4527@mindspring.com > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Alan & Cindy Frankenberry [mailto:cafdaf@cableone.net] > > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 6:44 PM > > To: CASANFRA-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [CASANFRA] business name > > > > > > Hi guys, > > > > New to the list. I have a question about a location, a business, in San > > Francisco that existed around 1889 and 1890. The location was 218 Minna > > and the business name was P. M. SS. Company. > > > > Could you please tell me what the business was (the person who owned > > it was a cooper, his name was Crawford Graham) and what the initials > > stand for? I have looked at mapquest.com but the street numbers seem to > > skip the 200 block of Minna. Be curious as to what is at that location > > now. Looks like some kind of big park. There's a big space of green > > grass and trees. > > > > Thank you very much for your time and information. > > > > Cindy > > ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 5 message/rfc822 Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 07:02:59 +1000 From: "MARGARET M MILLAR" To: CASANFRA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CASANFRA] RE:LEHANE/SWEENEY/McSWEENY I am looking for any connections between the names LEHANE - SWEEN[E]Y - McSWEENY originating from the Ballyvourney Co. Cork area. Have a MICHAEL LEHANE [20] and cousin EDMOND SWEENEY [22] from Ballyvourney arr. New York 1904. To join brother /cousin Cornelius Lehane living at 512 Howard St. SF. Is there anyone who could help with a Cenus lookup etc? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Peggy Townsville Australia. --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail.