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Title: Abel Stearns Papers: Addenda 1
Dates: 1821-1879
Bulk dates: 1821-1831
Collection Call Number: mssHM 48988-49068
Creator:
Stearns, Abel, 1798-1871
Extent:
81 pieces in 1 box
Repository: The Huntington Library,
Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts
Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract:
This collection chiefly consists of correspondence addressed to Southern California businessman and politician
Abel Stearns (1798-1871), relating to his early business affairs.
Included are materials containing information on American trade in Cuba, Argentina, Mexico and California,
with comments on the political situations in those countries and in the United States.
Language of Material: The records are in English and
Spanish.
Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader
Services.
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material,
nor does it charge fees for such activities.
The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with
the researcher.
[Identification of item]. Abel Stearns Papers: Addenda 1, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Gift of Mr. George W. Alfs, September, 1980.
Abel Stearns was a pioneer ranch owner and businessman in Los Angeles, California. As a
young man, he left his native Massachusetts to engage in South American and China
shipping trade. He went to Mexico in 1826, became a naturalized citizen, and in 1829
moved to Monterey, Calif. By 1833, he settled in Los Angeles where he became a
wealthy businessman and influential politician.
Related Materials in the Huntington Library
- Abel Stearns Papers, 1821-1935 (Call number: mssStearns papers)
- Abel Stearns Papers: Addenda 2, 1817-1878 (Call number: mssHM 57166-57209)
Correspondence of Abel Stearns, chiefly letters addressed to him, relating to his
early business affairs. Included are materials containing information on American
trade in Cuba, Argentina, Mexico and California, with comments on the political
situations in those countries and in the United States, the political situation in
the Rio de la Plata region and the early exploits of Juan Manuel de Rosas. Also
included are letters on the shoe trade in Cuba and the United States.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
Huntington Library's Online Catalog.
Stearns, Abel, 1798-1871
Businessmen--California--Archives
Argentina--History--1810---Sources
California--History--1821-1848--Sources
Cuba--History--1810-1899--Sources
Mexico--History--1821-1861--Sources
United States--Foreign
relations--Cuba
Letters (correspondence)--United
States--19th century
Personal papers--United States--19th
century