Sisson, Wallace and Co

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With its main location in San Fransisco, Sisson, Wallace and Co were dealers in merchandise, but their principal business was procuring Chinese labor to build American railroads. As workers were needed for construction, Sisson, Wallace and Co would arrange for the workers to travel from China, supply them with food and clothing and deliver them to the railroads. - AsNotedIn

Notable Position Person From To
President Clark W Crocker 1857

Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1866/00/00 Sisson, Wallace and Co begin recruiting Chinese laborers for the Central Pacific Railroad. They hire Chinese contractors to handle the payments to the workers and arrangements for their room and board. Merchants
1868/00/00 Albert W Sisson, Willian H Wallace, and Clark W Crocker establish Sisson, Wallace and Co in San Francisco. Established
1870/00/00 Sisson, Wallace and Co, a general agent company dealing in Chinese goods, groceries, and all kinds of family supplies at 12 J Street promotes the recruitment of supplies of Chinese labor in areas of northern California and Nevada. Merchants Old Sacramento Sacramento
1876/10/00 In late 1876, George Hamilton sells his trading and fishing post to the San Francisco firm of Sisson, Wallace and Co. Owner Klawock Alaska
1881/06/00 In June or July, Cornelius Koopmanschap, a Dutch immigrant, tells A W Sisson that he can locate as many men in China as the railroads wish to hire. They arrange with Charles Crocker, president of the SPRR, the number of Chinamen to be imported. Merchants
1881/09/30 A W Sisson meets the first steamship with Chineese labors destine for California railroads in San Fransisco Bay and takes the workers to Oakland by barge. Merchants
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