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Preferred Citation
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Biographical / Historical
Scope and Contents
Processing Information
Arrangement
General
Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: George Lundy Hunt papers
Creator:
Hunt, George Lundy
Identifier/Call Number: mssHuntg
Physical Description:
3.51 Linear Feet
(3 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1864-1877
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.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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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
[Identification of item]. George Lundy Hunt papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Aurora Hunt, May 1938.
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.
Scope and Contents
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.
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.
General
Formerly call number: mssHunt papers.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gold mines and mining -- British Columbia -- History --
Sources
Mines and mineral resources -- California -- Calaveras County --
History -- Sources
Miners -- Canada -- Correspondence
Miners -- California -- Archives
Ranchers -- California -- Archives
Calaveras County (Calif.) -- Social life and customs
Canada -- History -- Fenian Invasions,
1866-1870
Cariboo Regional District (B.C.) -- History -- 19th century --
Sources
Ontario -- Social life and customs
Victoria (B.C.) -- Social life and customs
Diaries -- California -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence) -- California -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence) -- British Columbia -- 19th
century
Hunt, George Lundy