Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Darnall, Thomas Rylan
- Abstract:
- This collection contains correspondence and business papers of Thomas Rylan Darnall, primarily concerning his mining partnership with E.W. Morse and the Jesus Maria mine near San Antonio, Baja California, in the mid-1800s.
- Extent:
- 0.25 Linear feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Thomas Rylan Darnall Papers, MS 19, San Diego History Center Document Archives, San Diego, CA.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains correspondence and business papers of Thomas Rylan Darnall, primarily concerning his mining partnership with E.W. Morse and the Jesus Maria mine near San Antonio, Baja California, in the mid-1800s. These papers include legal documents, receipts, and payroll. This collection also includes transcripts of letters written to Darnall’s brother, which provide first-hand descriptions of early San Diego.
- Biographical / historical:
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Thomas Rylan Darnall was born in Clark County, Kentucky in 1828. In 1850 Darnall Came to California to hunt for gold. Failing as a gold seeker he tried unsuccessfully to run a small farm near Sacramento. He moved to San Diego in 1853 and opened a store. He was appointed a deputy sheriff in 1855 and twice ran unsuccessfully for sheriff. Darnall served on the County Board of Supervisors from 1855-1857. In 1857, he entered a business partnership with E. W. Morse. The two purchased a copper mine in Baja California. After a troublesome incident with Mexican officials, Darnall sold his interest in the mine for $400. He returned east to his family in 1859 and settled finally in Platte, Missouri. Darnall died in Platte in 1906.
- Processing information:
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Collection processed by Samantha Mills in December 2016.
- Arrangement:
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Folders are arranged by material type.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.
- Preferred citation:
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Thomas Rylan Darnall Papers, MS 19, San Diego History Center Document Archives, San Diego, CA.
- Location of this collection:
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1649 El Prado, Suite 3San Diego, CA 92101, US
- Contact:
- (619) 232-6203