Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- D.Q. Adams Letters, 1864-1869
- Dates:
- 1864-1865
- Creators:
- Adams, D.Q.
- Abstract:
- Typed reproductions of 8 letters written by D.Q. Adams in the years 1864 and 1869. Letters are mainly addressed to L.D. Stephens, and written from various places in the Nevada Territory and Butte and Tehama Counties in California. Subjects includes crop prices and yields, mules and money.
- Extent:
- 1 folder
- Language:
- Languages represented in the collection: English
- Preferred citation:
-
D.Q. Adams Letters, 1864-1869. The Society of California Pioneers.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Typed reproductions of 8 letters written by D.Q. Adams in the years 1864 and 1869. Letters are alternately signed "Your Uncle" and addressed to L.D. Stephens. Although some of the transcriptions do not directly address L.D. Stephens it is assumed that all of the letters were sent to him. They are written from Fort Casna, Nevada Territory, Chico in Butte County, Cache Creek, Honey Lake, Mountain Meadows, and Red Bluff in Tehama County. Correspondence includes information about crop prices and yields, driving mules and requests for money to be sent.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Society has no biographical information about D.Q. Adams, but the History of Yolo County, California (Thomas Jefferson Gregory, Los Angeles: Historic Record Co., 1913) cites him as an original stockholder in the Bank of Woodland. The president of this bank in Yolo County, incorporated in 1868, was Lawrence D. Stephens, the person to whom the letters are addressed. (pg. 205)
Date Event 1864/1869 D.Q. Adams Letters - Arrangement:
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The collection is arranged in chronological order, with letters from 1864 first, then those from 1869 following in the folder.
- Physical location:
- Stored on site at The Society of California Pioneers.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2009
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid created by Pat Keats. Date of source: September 25, 2009.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open by appointment for research.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights reside with The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to reproduce or publish must be submitted in writing to the Librarian.
- Preferred citation:
-
D.Q. Adams Letters, 1864-1869. The Society of California Pioneers.
- Location of this collection:
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300 Fourth StreetSan Francisco, CA 94107, US
- Contact:
- (415) 957-1849 ext. 160