Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Jones, James T., approximately 1819-1869
- Abstract:
- A collection of the personal letters of James T. Jones, written from 1843 to 1867, while on voyages to South America, and while living in California.
- Extent:
- 1.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. James T. Jones papers. The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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A collection which consists of 67 letters written by James T. Jones to various family members living in New York. The letters describe life aboard ship off the eastern coast of South America and in the cities of Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, and San Salvador; the letters also describe life in San Francisco, California, from 1854 to 1869.
- Biographical / historical:
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James T. Jones (approximately 1819-1869), lived in New York before sailing for South America on the U.S. Frigate "Raritan" from 1844 to 1846, he also sailed on other ships around South America until after 1850. In 1854 or 1855 he settled in San Francisco (returning again to New York from 1857 to 1869) to engage in various business enterprises. In September 1869, hoping to regain his health, Jones went to the Owens Valley but died within a few months at Independence, California on December 5, 1869.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Philadelphia Autograph Shop, May 1942.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1950. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the finding aid derived from legacy in-house summary report.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Sailors -- 19th century -- Correspondence
Seafaring life -- History -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence) -- 19th century - Names:
- Raritan (Frigate)
- Places:
- Montevideo (Uruguay) -- Description and travel
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) -- Description and travel
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Description and travel
San Salvador (El Salvador) -- Description and travel
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:
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[Identification of item]. James T. Jones papers. 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