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Contributing Institution:
Society of California Pioneers
Title: Robert B.Bartlett Diary, Vol 4
Creator:
Bartlett, Robert B.
Identifier/Call Number: C058755
Physical Description:
1 folder
1 bound diary
Handwritten in ink, legible, 216 pages
Date (inclusive): 1852-1856
Abstract: This file contains the hand written in ink diary of Robet B. Bartlett Vol 4. The diary is in good condition with the binding
intact and the hand writing is clear and legible throughout.
Language of Material:
English
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Bartlett's 4th volume of his Diary, subtitled "Garabaldi's Own or a Trip around the Horn" covers the time period from Nov
12, 1852 to Nov 11, 1856. Bartlett leaves Kingston, MA to travel around the Horn on the "Duchess D Orleans" arriving in San
Francisco on May 9, 1853 after a trip of 157 days. He spends the majority of his time in mining camps in the vicinity of the
Tuolumne River and then tries his luck in the northern mines around Placerville. The Diary ends on November 11, 1865, with
Bartlett continuing mining with very little success. Mining camps where Bartlett worked include Sonora, Curtis Creek,Little
Chilli Gulch, Turnback Creek, Red Mountain, Hawkins Bar, Rock Springs, Willow Bar, Poverty Hill, Big Tree, Calaveras County,
Murphy's Camp, Placerville, Georgetown, Marmaluke and Coloma.
The work was hard and for the most part unrewarding. He says at one point, "I want to go home, California hold no charm for
me."
He reports on the Assasination of James King of William by James Casey and the reformation of the Vigilance Committee.
The diary contains 4 hand drawn pencil sketches by Noah Burgess. One the the Duchess d'Orleans on the Equator, another of
the ship off Cape Horn and a third off Point Conception. The last sketch is of "Gasser's Retreat" a mining cabin where Bartlett
stayed.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donor and Date of Acquisition unknown
Existence and Location of Originals
The Society of California Pioneers, 101 Montgomery St., Suite 150, The Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco CA, 94129
There are no restriction on access
Collection open for research
Robert B. Bartlett Diary Volume 4, The Society of California Pioneers.
This is part of a set of four journals, numbered C058753--C058756
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gold mines and mining -- California -- Tuolumne County.
California, Northern - History - 19th century.
California--History.
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Navigation -- Chile -- Horn, Cape
Frontier and pioneer life – California
Pioneers -- California
Voyages and travels -- 19th century
Stetson, James B.
Sampson, AH
Bullard, Dexter
Fuller, Jim
Cushman, Scott
Sampson, JA
Ripley, Harry, Captain
Stetson, James B.
Holmes, Seth
Wentworth, John P
Nathan, Lewis, Captain
Stewart, John
Bartlett, George
Bartlett, Thomas
Sanborn, John, Captain
Potter, Isa W, Captain
Macomber, John
Dotens, John
Talmange, JA
Richards, Samuel S
Burbank, Eben L
Giuer, Carson
Burgess, Noah P
King, James King of William
Casey, James
Cora, Charles
Sumner, Charles, Senator
Brooks, Preston, Reverend Congressman