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James Madison Grover diary and papers, 1854-1905.
BANC MSS C-F 93LOCAL
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Title:
James Madison Grover diary and papers, 1854-1905Creator/Contributor:
Grover, James Madison, 1834-1905, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Sprague, Chloe H. Johnson.Abstract:
Diary, 1854, of voyage, New York to California, via Nicaragua, on steamers, Prometheus and Pacific, and recollections (1905)
of voyage and experiences in San Francisco and Mokelumne Hill. Notes of family and early life, California associates, mining
ventures, Vigilance Committee of 1856, elections and J.C. Adams of grizzly bear fame. Also, letter (1878) from his aunt, Mrs.
Zebulon Sprague, at Stockton, Calif., giving news of family and friends. With biographical notes supplied by his son, Henry
C. Grover.
Date:
1854 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- ncnq---Voyages to the Pacific coast
Ships
Mines and mineral resources -- California
Gold mines and mining -- Associations, institutions, etc
Elections -- California
Ships
Voyages vers la côte du Pacifique
Navires
Élections -- Californie
ships
Elections
Mines and mineral resources
Ships
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Nicaragua
San Francisco (Calif.) -- History
Calaveras County (Calif.) -- History
California
California -- Calaveras County
California -- San Francisco
Nicaragua
San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856.
San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856.
Adams, Grizzly -- 1812-1860
Grover family
Adams, Grizzly -- 1812-1860
Grover family
Type:
History.Physical Description:
1 volume & 4 folders in 1 box
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS C-F 93LOCAL