Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Amos Parmalee Catlin addenda
- Dates:
- 1849-1871
- Creators:
- Catlin, Amos Parmalee, 1823-1900
- Abstract:
- A collection of material related to Amos Parmalee Catlin, American miner, lawyer, and politician.
- Extent:
- 1.34 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Amos Parmalee Catlin addenda, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This addenda has 120 items and is mostly correspondence, business records, and legal documents (1849-1867) that pertain to Amos Parmalee Catlin and the American River Water and Mining Company. Subjects covered include California politics and government, gold mines and mining, mines and mineral industries, mining claims, quartz mines and mining, and riparian rights on the American River. Also included in the addenda is correspondence of Charles T.H. Palmer, a business associate of Catlin.
- Biographical / historical:
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Amos Parmalee Catlin (1823-1900), was a lawyer from New York State who came to California in 1849. Catlin engaged in mining operations on Mormon Island, a site located on the South Fork of the American River, in present-day Sacramento County, and later formed the American River Water and Mining Company and the Natoma Water and Mining Company. During the 1860s he was associated with the assay and banking firm of Charles T. H. Palmer and Roger S. Day. Catlin, a member of the California bar for many years, was influential in establishing the state capitol at Sacramento, California. He was elected to the California state senate in 1852 and judge of the Superior Court at Sacramento in 1890; Catlin died in Sacramento in 1900.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased by John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller on behalf of The Huntington from Pacific Book Auction Galleries, Sale 153, lot 207, February 1998.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Mitchell W. K. Toda in August 2002. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the finding aid derived from a legacy in-house finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Gold mines and mining -- California -- History -- 19th
century
Homestead law -- California -- History -- 19th century
Mineral industries -- California -- History -- 19th century
Mining claims -- California -- Weaverville
Quartz mines and mining -- California -- American River -- History -- 19th century
Riparian rights -- California -- American River
Voyages to the Pacific coast -- Personal narratives
Business records -- California -- 19th century
Legal documents -- California -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence) -- California -- 19th century - Names:
- American River Water and Mining Company
Palmer, Charles T. H. (Charles Theodore Hart), 1827-1897 - Places:
- Benicia (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century
California -- Politics and Government -- 19th century
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-05-24 15:22:30 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item]. Amos Parmalee Catlin addenda, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191