James T. Jones Papers mssJTJ
Gayle Richardson
The Huntington Library
May 2020
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San Marino, California 91108
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: James T. Jones papers
Creator:
Jones, James T., approximately 1819-1869
Identifier/Call Number: mssJTJ
Physical Description:
1.2 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1843-1872
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.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Philadelphia Autograph Shop, May 1942.
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.
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.
Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1950. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the
finding aid derived from legacy in-house summary report.
Arranged chronologically.
Former call number: mssJTJ 1-67.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sailors -- 19th century -- Correspondence
Seafaring life -- History -- 19th century
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
Letters (correspondence) -- 19th century
Raritan (Frigate)
Box 1, Folder 1-67
James T. Jones papers 1843-1872