Redfield (Leonard G.) Papers, 1853-1858

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Summary

Title:
Leonard G. Redfield correspondence
Dates:
1853-1858
Creators:
Redfield, Leonard G.
Abstract:
A collection of family correspondence written to Leonard G. Redfield, California emigrant and miner.
Extent:
1.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Leonard G. Redfield correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of 99 items from 1853 to 1858, it consists primarily of family letters which discuss mining in Nevada County, California, and life in San Jose and San Francisco from 1855 to 1856. Other topics in the collection include family affairs; the development of Poweshiek County, Iowa; and news from Jefferson County, New York. Frequent correspondents in the collection include Euphrasia Redfield Carpenter, Charlotte A. Putney, and E.S. Redfield.

Biographical / historical:

Leonard G. Redfield, California emigrant and miner; in 1853 he journeyed overland from Jefferson County, New York. He lived in San Jose, California, where his relatives, including cousins Aldin E. Moody, Charles Moody, and Volney D. Moody, had settled. Redfield also engaged in mining at Moore's Flat, Nevada County, California.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Edwin Grabhorn, January 1945.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1950. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Gayle Richardson
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-01-28 12:51:38 -0800 .

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Leonard G. Redfield correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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