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  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • 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.

    Conditions Governing Access

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

    Conditions Governing Use

    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