Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1827, July 17 | Born, Gowanda, N. Y. |
| circa 1845-1850 | Received a business education and was apprenticed to Hartford, Conn., mercantile house |
| 1849 | Went to California |
| 1854 | Explored Mexico, met General Juan Alvarez, and obtained prospecting concession |
| 1855 | Instrumental in helping found Mexican Pacific Coal and Iron Mining and Land Co. |
| 1856-1857 | On surveying expedition across Central Mexico and returned to New York |
| 1861-1865 | Translator and interpreter with American legation, Mexico City, Mexico; also held other positions in Mexico and Washington, D.C. |
| 1866 | Secretary of American legation to Mexico |
| 1867-1868 | Charge d'affaires, Mexico |
| 1869 | Consul general, Havana, Cuba. |
| 1871-1881 | Promoted railroads in Mexico and the U.S. for International and Great Northern Railroad |
| 1881-1889 | Vice president, Mexican International Railroad |
| 1912, Apr. 16 | Died |