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Title: Francis Clark Papers
Dates (inclusive): 1856-1859
Collection Number: mssHM17382-17425
Creator:
Clark, Francis.
Extent: 57 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 letters, an account book, and a few documents related to the business
activities of Francis Clark, a partner in the firm of Brooks, Clark, and Company, dating from 1856 to 1859. The materials
chiefly with his interests in
gold mining, property, and finance in Placer and El Dorado Counties, California.
Language: English.
Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services
Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.
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]. Francis Clark Papers, The Huntington Library, San
Marino, California.
Purchased from Edwin Grabhorn, January 1945.
Francis Clark was a resident of Folsom, California, in the 1850s. He engaged in businesses
related to gold mining and was a partner in the firm of Brooks, Clark and Company
and in the American River Water and Mining Company.
The collection consists of letters and a few documents related to the business
activities of Francis Clark (active 1850s). They deal chiefly with his interests in
gold mining, property, and finance in Placer and El Dorado Counties, California. A number of
letters are from his partner in the firm of Brooks, Clark, and Company.
Arranged chronologically.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
Huntington Library's Online Catalog.
Clark,
Francis.
American River Water
and Mining Company.
Brooks, Clark and
Company.
Gold mines and mining -- California,
Northern.
Real property -- California,
Northern.
California -- Gold discoveries --
Personal narratives.
California, Northern -- History -- 19th
century -- Sources.
Mines and mineral resources --
California -- El Dorado County.
Mines and mineral resources --
California -- Placer County.
Letters (correspondence) -- California,
Northern -- 19th century.