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Title: Miscellaneous Mining Material related
to Colorado and Kentucky
Dates (inclusive): 1821-1929
Bulk dates: 1868-1909
Collection Number: mssHM 72282-72319
Extent:
39 items in 1 box
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2129
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This collection consists of 39 miscellaneous items related chiefly to mining in Colorado and Kentucky,
mainly in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Includes stock certificates, deeds, and business letters that reflect
connections
between investors in New York and mining industries in the West.
Language:
English.
Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services
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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]. Miscellaneous Mining Material related to Colorado and
Kentucky, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Purchased from William Reese Co., June 15, 2009.
Benjamin F. Morris was a stockholder of the Edgar Gold & Silver Mining Co. in
the 1870s, which was located in Louisville, Kentucky. His son, Charles H. Morrison
also invested on the same industry, while they owned a lode in Colorado. William A.
Johnston is another conspicuous name in the collection; he purchased from Mary B.
Morris some land located in the County of Arapahoe in Colorado, established the
Mohawk Chemical Co. with some of his family members in 1879, and owned stock
certificates issued by the Starling Debenture Cooperation in 1909. Some stock
certificates were also issued by the same company to William A. Johnstown in 1907.
Moreover, the fact that the same address (Princes Bay, N.Y.) as the holder's address
was noted in the stock certificates suggests that they might be the same person.
This collection consists of 39 miscellaneous items related to mining in Colorado and Kentuck
mainly in the late 19th century and early 20th century. The sources are diverse, if
not random, ranging from stock certificates to deeds to business letters, but they
generally seem to offer a good opportunity to explore the connection between some
investors in New York and mining industry in the West.
The collection includes items related to Benjamin F. Morris, and his correspondence with the
Edgar Gold & Silver Mining Co., William H. Cushman, and his son Charles H.
Morris suggests his relations to the mining industry in Kentucky and Colorado. There
are also some sources which tell of his business, such as the lease contract
regarding the real estate in Colorado with J. V. Harlotte, W. W. Lee, and Alfred
Bateman Morris, his own memorandum, and the deed with Benjamin P. Brower.
The collection includes some sources relevant to William A. Johnstown and William A.
Johnston, who may be the same person. There are several stock
certificates issued by Sterling Debenture Corporation to Johnstown and Johnston.
Some other sources tell that Johnston was involved in the incorporation of the
Mohawk Chemical Company as well as the acquisition of the real estate in Colorado.
In the collection are also other legal documents such as a court order and deeds,
manuscripts, and ephemera such as an envelope with notes and photograph. Among them,
the manuscripts titled “Corruption in High Places,” “Dunkirk vs Tillah,” and
“Information Wanted” particularly look like interesting sources regarding the mining
industry in Colorado and Utah.
Arranged chronologically in one box.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
Huntington Library's Online Catalog.
Business enterprises --
Colorado.
Business enterprises --
Kentucky.
Gold mines and mining --
Colorado.
Gold mines and mining --
Kentucky.
Gold mines and mining --
Utah.
Silver mines and mining --
Colorado.
Silver mines and mining --
Kentucky.
Silver mines and mining --
Utah.
Business records -- United States --
19th century.
Business records -- United States --
20th century.
Deeds -- United States -- 19th
century.
Legal documents -- United States --
19th century.
Legal documents -- United States --
20th century.
Letters (correspondence) -- United
States -- 19th century.
Letters (correspondence) -- United
States -- 20th century.
Stock certificates -- United States --
20th century.
Johnston, William A.
Morris, Benjamin F.