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Guide to the Ebin Orvis Darling Collection, 1858-1888
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Administrative Information
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  • Biography
  • Correspondents
  • Material Transferred from the Collection

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Ebin Orvis Darling Collection,
    Date (inclusive): 1858-1888
    Box Number: 478-486
    Creator: Darling, Ebin Orvis, 1839-1889
    Extent: 9 boxes
    Repository: California State Library
    Sacramento, California
    Language: English.

    Administrative Information

    Access

    Unrestricted.

    Conditions of Use

    Please credit California State Library.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright has not been assigned to California State Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing. Permission for publication is given on behalf of California State Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Ebin Orvis Darling Collection, California State Library.

    Access Points

    Gold mines and mining--California--Mariposa County
    Bear Valley General Store (Calif.)
    Mariposa Land and Mining Company of California
    Chinese miners--California
    Darling, Ebin Orvis, 1839-1889

    Contents

    Personal papers, business papers, certificates, correspondence.

    Biography

    Ebin Orvis Darling was born in Vermont. Coming to California in1858, he lived in Bear Valley, was head of the Bear Valley Store, and manager of the Mariposa Land and Mining Company. He was married October 23, 1863 to Rachel Shey and fathered four daughters. He was also a Mariposa County Supervisor for six years during 1869-1875. He retired to San Jose in1887 and died there on September 9th, 1889.

    Correspondents

    Major Correspondents

    • Brumagin , Mark
    • Brumagin, John W.
    • Reynolds, Angevine
    • Ferdou, Garry

    Other Correspondents

    • Darling, Ebin Orvis
    • Bunker, F. R.
    • Wilcox, J. W.
    • Dodge, L. C.
    • Adams, John W.
    • McEwen John

    Material Transferred from the Collection

    Books

    • Darling, Ebin Orvis. Account book, Day book, May 1875-June 1877. Bear Valley, CA, 1875-77. (**fcHD 9321.9 D3 1875)
    • Darling, Ebin Orvis. Account book, Day book, Bear Valley Store, June 1, 1875-Dec. 13, 1876. Bear Valley, CA, 1875-1876. (**cHD 9321.9 D3 1875a)
    • Darling, Ebin Orvis. Account book, Invoice book, Bear Valley Store, Apr. 5, 1875-Sept. 20, 1875. Bear Valley, CA, 1875. (**fcHD 9321.9 D3 1875b)
    • Darling, Ebin Orvis. Account book, Day book Dec. 14, 1876-May 8, 1877. Bear Valley, CA, 1876-77. (**cHD 9321.9 D3 1876)
    • Darling, Ebin Orvis. Check book Oct. 26, 1873-Dec. 17, 1873. Bear Valley, CA, 1873. (**cHD 9321.9 D32 1873)
    • Miller & Darling Livery Stable. Bear Valley, CA. Ledger Feb. 20, 1866-Mar. 1868. (**cHD 9434 M5)
    • Darling, Ebin Orvis. Ledger Dec. 1875-Dec. 1877. Bear Valley, CA, 1877. (**fcHD9321.9 D3 1875c)
    • Darling, Ebin Orvis. Petty ledger July 1873-Aug. 1874. Bear Valley, CA, 1873-74. (**cHD 9321.9 D3 1873)
    • Brumagin, John W. Account book, Day book, Bear Valley Store, Aug. 8, 1868-Jan. 30, 1869. Bear Valley, Ca, 1868-69. (**cHD 9321.9 B72)
    • Brumagin, (J.H.) and Company, Bear Valley, CA. Account book May 15, 1870-Feb. 1, 1873. Bear Valley, CA 1870-73. (**cHD 9321.9 B7 1870)
    • Brumagin, (J.H.) and Company, Bear Valley, CA. Account book, Day book, Bear Valley Store, Aug. 22, 1870-June 30, 1871. (**cHD 9321.9 B7 1870a)
    • Brumagin, (J.H.) and Company, Bear Valley, Ca. Account book, Day book, Feb. 1, 1872-Apr. 30, 1872. Bear Valley, CA, 1872. (**fcHD 9321.9 B7 1872)
    • Brumagin, (J.H.) and Company, Bear Valley, Ca. Account book, Day book, Aug 25, 1873-May 15, 1874. Bear Valley, CA, 1873-74. (**fcHD 9321.9 B7 1873)
    • Brumagin, (J.H.) and Company, Bear Valley, Ca. Day book, merchants, July 1, 1871-Jan. 31, 1872. Bear Valley, CA, 1872. (**fcHD 9321.9 B7 1871)
    • Mariposa Land and Mining Company of California. Account book, blotter, Feb. 17, 1873-Aug. 25, 1873. Mariposa Estate, CA, 1873. (**cHD 9321.9 M3)