Andrew J. Stone correspondence, 1852-1865

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Summary

Creators:
Stone, Andrew J., -1864
Abstract:
A collection of letters written by Andrew J. Stone during his time in California mining for gold.
Extent:
1.17 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Andrew J. Stone correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of letters discussing Stone's voyage by ship from New York to San Francisco and life in the California mines. There are also a few letters from friends in California, written to Stone after his return home to New Hampshire.

Biographical / historical:

Andrew J. Stone, gold seeker, traveled to California from Dunbarton, New Hampshire, in 1852. He sailed on the steamship "Northern Light" to Nicaragua, crossed the isthmus, and continued his journey on the steamship "Lewis," arriving in San Francisco after a journey of sixty-three days. Stone worked in the mines in El Dorado and Placer Counties, in a sawmill, and as a steam car engineer for a quartz mine. After his return home, he served as Captain of Company F of the 9th Regiment of New Hampshire Infantry and died following a wound received at the Battle of the Spottsylvania Court House in May 1864.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Aldini Book Company, November 1944.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library Staff in approximately 1950; in August 2023, Gayle M. Richardson created the finding aid.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

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]. Andrew J. Stone correspondence, 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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