Darlington (Abraham) Papers, Abraham Darlington Papers, 1846-1912.

Summary

Title:

Dates:

Abraham Darlington Papers, 1846-1912.

Creators:

Darlington, Abraham, 1820-1912

Abstract:

Correspondence; diaries, 1852-1912; accounts, 1852-1890, relating mainly to farming and shopkeeping in El Dorado Co.
Include letters from James Patterson, John Dougherty and others re soapstone business and one letter from A.A. Sargent.

Extent:

Number of Containers: 1 box, 105 v. in 5 cartons

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Abraham Darlington papers, BANC MSS C-B 891, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection, purchased from Mr. Greenwood in July 1963, comprises diaries from 1852 until Darlington's death in 1912, account books, 1852-1890, some correspondence and a few miscellaneous items. The diaries contain detailed descriptions of farming and store-keeping. The account books include cash books, day books, order books, summaries of individual accounts. Correspondence mainly relates to the sale of soapstone. A few letters from family and friends in the East are also included.

Biographical / historical:

On Aug. 20, 1850 Abraham Darlington came to Hangtown, California. He later purchased a ranch in this area, about one and one-half miles from the town of Weber on Weber Creek. Here he grew melons, tomatoes, planted fruit trees, started a vineyard, raised horses and other livestock. He operated a store, first at his ranch, later in Placerville, catering to the needs of miners. He also mined soapstone from a quarry on his ranch.

Physical location:

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Processed by [The Bancroft Library staff]

Date Prepared:

© 1997

Date Encoded:

Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding; finding aid encoded by Gabriela A. Montoya. Date of source: Unknown.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must be also obtained by the reader.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Abraham Darlington papers, BANC MSS C-B 891, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:

UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US

Contact:

510-642-6481

bancref-library@berkeley.edu

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