Papers, 1799–1953. 25,070 items. Merchant, San Diego city official, and councilman at Sitka, Alaska. Includes Whaley's Russian passport, probably obtained during a European tour 1844–46, and documentation on his contacts with Russian officials in Alaska 1867–68. There are also newspaper clippings on Seward's purchase of Alaska. (NUCMC 62–2092) Available only to qualified scholars and researchers.
