George Lundy Hunt papers, 1864-1877

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Summary

Creators:
Hunt, George Lundy
Abstract:
A collection of correspondence related to the life of miner and rancher George Lundy Hunt and his mining experiences in British Columbia, Canada, and Calaveras County, California, 1864-1877.
Extent:
3.51 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. George Lundy Hunt papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists chiefly of letters to George Lundy Hunt from family and friends, with a few business letters, dating from 1864-1877. Subject matter includes life in Ontario, Canada, and in Victoria, British Columbia; history of the Cariboo Mining District of British Columbia; gold and copper mining in Calaveras County, California; and the Fenian Invasions of Canada from 1866-1870. Also included is Hunt's diary for the year 1867, when he was in the mining town of Campo Seco, California, and a few pieces of manuscript fragments, legal documents, and ephemera.

Biographical / historical:

George Lundy Hunt (1841-1922), miner and farmer, was born in Ontario, Canada, and went to San Francisco, California in 1862. In 1865, he went to the Cariboo Mining District of British Columbia, staying until the fall of 1866. He then went to Campo Seco, Calaveras County, California, where he was active in the mines from 1866-1872. He married Margaret Gillon in 1871, in Calaveras, California. In 1872, they moved to Elk Grove, California, where Hunt worked as a farmer and he and Margaret had several children. In 1902, they moved to Florin, California, where Hunt was the manager of the Florin Fruit Growers Association, 1902-1912. He died in San Fernando, California, in 1922.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Aurora Hunt, May 1938.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library staff, 2002. In 2020, Suzanne Oatey created a finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by correspondent's last name. Manuscript fragments, legal documents, and ephemera placed at the end.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

Terms of access:

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:

[Identification of item]. George Lundy Hunt papers, 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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