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Pardon Bowen Smith family papers, 1850-1925.
BANC MSS 82/96 cLOCAL
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Title:
Pardon Bowen Smith family papers, 1850-1925Creator/Contributor:
Smith family.Creator/Contributor:
Smith, Pardon Bowen, 1830-1907Creator/Contributor:
Smith, James V.Creator/Contributor:
Smith, Ebenezer Handy, 1829-1906Creator/Contributor:
Huntington, Lucinda Smith.Creator/Contributor:
Smith, Joanna Jewell.Creator/Contributor:
Smith, Mary Victoria.Creator/Contributor:
Hartford, John N.Creator/Contributor:
Pease family.Abstract:
Consists of correspondence of the Pardon Bowen Smith family including Lucinda Huntinton, Ebenezer Handy Smith, James V. Smith,
Joanna Jewell Smith, Mary Victoria Smith, Pardon Bowen Smith, and John N. Hartford. Letters include information on voyages
from Me. to Calif. via Panama; life in Tuolomne County, Calif. describing gold mining, sheep ranching, farming and other business
ventures, domestic and social life, and litigation involving water rights; life in Me., Kan. and Ill.; life during the Civil
War. Also includes financial records, genealogical information on the Smith and Pease families and other family papers.
Date:
1850 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- n-us-me -- n-us-ksGold mines and mining -- California
Water -- California
Women -- California
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Eau -- Californie
Voyages vers la côte du Pacifique
Gold mines and mining
Manners and customs
Public opinion
Travel
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Water
Women
California -- History -- 1850-1950
California -- Social life and customs
Maine -- Social life and customs
Illinois -- Social life and customs
Kansas -- Social life and customs
California -- Description and travel
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Public opinion
Californie -- Histoire -- 1850-1950
Californie -- Mœurs et coutumes
Maine -- Mœurs et coutumes
Illinois -- Mœurs et coutumes
Kansas -- Mœurs et coutumes
Californie -- Descriptions et voyages
États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) -- Opinion publique
California
Illinois
Kansas
Maine
United States
Note:
Related collection: Smith family correspondence, [1849-1870] (BANC MSS C-B 299).
Temporary list of correspondents available.
Type:
family papers.History.
Physical Description:
print
2 boxes (.6 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 82/96 cLOCAL