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Cyrus K. Ladd diary, 1852-circa 1860.
BANC MSS 2007/119LOCAL
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Cyrus K. Ladd diary, 1852-circa 1860Creator/Contributor:
Ladd, Cyrus K., 1820-1891, creatorAbstract:
Describes journey from Portland, Maine to San Francisco aboard the steamer Daniel Webster in 1852; working as a gold miner
near Stockton and Sonora; working in a mill yard in San Andreas before returning home sometime in 1855. Also includes an account
of a journey from Maine to Iowa as a member of the Odd Fellows Association and some clippings.
Date:
1852 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- n-use--Gold mines and mining -- California -- Stockton
Gold mines and mining -- California -- Sonora
Mills and mill-work -- California -- San Andreas
Voyages to the Pacific coast -- Personal narratives
Or -- Mines et extraction -- Californie -- Stockton
Or -- Mines et extraction -- Californie -- Sonora
Voyages vers la côte du Pacifique -- Récits personnels
Gold mines and mining
Mills and mill-work
Travel
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Northeastern States -- Description and travel
États-Unis (Nord-Est) -- Descriptions et voyages
California -- San Andreas
California -- Sonora
California -- Stockton
Northeastern States
Daniel Webster (Steamer)
Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Note:
Purchase; From M & S Rare Books; in 2006.
Cyrus K. Ladd, born in Portland Maine on May 22, 1920; lived in California from 1852 to 1855; died in Maine on Jan. 23, 1891.
Preferred citation: Cyrus K. Ladd diary, BANC MSS 2007/119, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
Type:
Personal narratives.Diaries.
Physical Description:
print
1 v. ; 30 cm.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 2007/119LOCAL