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James Masterson correspondence : and other material, approximately 1854-1897 (bulk 1854-1858).
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James Masterson correspondence: and other material, approximately 1854-1897 (bulk 1854-1858)Creator/Contributor:
Masterson, James, -1897, creator, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Hanly, Denis, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Alvarez, Eugene, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Doyle, Patrick, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Gorton, George E., correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Taylor, R. O., correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
James, Lewis Preston, correspondent.Abstract:
Contains 28 handwritten letters addressed to James Masterson from various persons located in gold mining camps in Northern
California. Twenty-one of the letters are from a friend, Denis Hanly. Also includes handwitten dictation notes of Masterson
written by his daughter [before 1898] containing recollections about his journey on the Overland Trails and early California
life.
Date:
1854 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caGold miners -- California
Gold mines and mining -- California
Surveyors -- California -- Amador County
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Personal narratives
Voyages par terre jusqu'au Pacifique -- Récits personnels
Gold miners
Gold mines and mining
Manners and customs
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Surveyors
California -- Gold discoveries
California -- History -- 1850-1950 -- Social life and customs
Overland Trails
Californie -- Découvertes d'or
Californie -- Histoire -- 1850-1950 -- Mœurs et coutumes
Overland Trails
California
California -- Amador County
United States -- Overland Trails
Amador County (Calif.). -- County Surveyor.
Masterson, James -- -1897 -- Correspondence
Hanly, Denis -- Correspondence
Alvarez, Eugene -- Correspondence
Doyle, Patrick -- Correspondence
Gorton, George E -- Correspondence
Taylor, R. O -- Correspondence
James, Lewis Preston -- Correspondence
Note:
Purchase from William Burger; 19860205. CU-BANC
Additions (1 letter, Sept. 8, 1855): Gift of James C. Cherry; 1986. CU-BANC
Additions (5 letters): Purchase from Charles Seluzicki Fine and Rare Books; 20121127. CU-BANC
James Masterson was a civil engineer from Ireland. He was elected County Surveyor of Amador County, California in 1856.
James Masterson correspondence : and other material, approximately 1854-1897 (bulk 1854-1858), BANC MSS 85/136 c, The Bancroft
Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
Type:
History.Personal narratives.
Personal correspondence.
Physical Description:
print
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Language:
English