Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Eagle, John H., active 1850s
- Abstract:
- A collection of letters and ephemera of the California gold miner John H. Eagle.
- Extent:
- 1.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], John H. Eagle letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains 49 letters from John H. Eagle to his wife, Margaret H. Drum Eagle (addressed as "Kate"), and other members of his family. The letters describe his life as a miner in Placer County, California, in the town of Auburn and a few miles south in Gold Hill. The letters include details of the prices of food and other commodities, living conditions, and a description of the community. A few letters describe Eagle's voyage to California via the Isthmus of Panama. There are also two folders containing 8 pieces of ephemera (1852-1856) in the collection, including Adams and Company and Wells Fargo and Company sight drafts.
- Biographical / historical:
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John H. Eagle came to California to mine gold and worked near Auburn, California, from 1852-1855.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Helen L. Dobson, September 1934.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1940. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the finding aid from legacy in-house summary report.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Gold mines and mining -- California -- Placer County
Voyages to the Pacific coast -- Personal narratives
Letters (correspondence) -- California, Northern -- 19th century
Ephemera -- California, Northern -- 19th century - Places:
- Auburn (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
California -- Gold discoveries -- Personal narratives
California, Northern -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Panama -- 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], John H. Eagle letters, 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