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Isaac Sherwood Halsey papers, 1849-1858.
BANC MSS 79/130 cLOCAL
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Title:
Isaac Sherwood Halsey papers, 1849-1858Creator/Contributor:
Halsey, Isaac Sherwood, 1828-1895, creatorAbstract:
Include: Diary (1 v.) recording his voyage from New York around the Horn to San Francisco on the ship Salem as member of the
California Mutual Benefit Association, his journey up the Joaquin River to Stockton and thence to the mines, and his experiences
mining at American Camp, Murphy's Diggings and Mokelumne Hill, Mar. l2, l849-June l, l85l. Incomplete; pages between entries
for March l3 and Oct. lO missing. Constitution and by-laws of New York and California Excelsior Mining Company written in
at the end of the diary. Journals containing diary entries for March l2-21, l849, copied from the original diary, with a preface
summarizing preparations for the journey, a printed copy of by-laws for the California Mutual Benefit Association, and a sketch
of the ship Salem; a history of the Halsey family (p.78), records for a mining company in Volcano, l855-57, with notes on
weather, etc., (p.197-222) and a record of letters received and written, 1857-1858. With these: A Forty-Niner's Diary as written
by Isaac Sherwood Halsey, transcribed and edited by Frank S. Halsey, which also includes biographical information on Halsey
(photocopy of typescript, lO8 leaves, in l v.).
Date:
1849 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caVoyages to the Pacific coast
Gold mines and mining -- California
Gold mines and mining -- Associations, institutions, etc
Voyages vers la côte du Pacifique
Gold mines and mining
Travel
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Stockton (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Volcano (Calif.) -- Description and travel
San Joaquin River (Calif.)
Jamestown (Calif.)
Murphy's Diggings (Calif.)
Mokelumne Hill (Calif.)
San Joaquin (Calif. : Fleuve)
California
California -- Jamestown
California -- Mokelumne Hill
California -- San Joaquin River
California -- Stockton
California -- Volcano
Salem (Ship)
California Mutual Benefit Association.
New York and California Excelsior Mining Company.
Halsey family
Halsey family
Type:
articles of incorporation.charters.
certificates of incorporation.
Charters and articles of incorporation
Sketches.
Charters and articles of incorporation.
Diaries.
Genealogies.
Chartes et statuts constitutifs.
Physical Description:
3 volumes
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 79/130 cLOCAL