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John Doble papers, 1851-1865.
BANC MSS C-B 784LOCAL
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Title:
John Doble papers, 1851-1865Creator/Contributor:
Doble, John, 1828-1866, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Doble, Margaret Bushfield McFarland, d. 1904, Correspondent.Abstract:
Diary concerning his voyage to California via Nicaragua in 1852 and experiences as a miner in and around Volcano; letters
relating mainly to activities in Volcano, with descriptions of mining camps and social events, and in San Francisco from 1863;
certificates of election and appointments to public offices in Amador County; receipts; photographs.
Included also: a few letters written by Mrs. Abner Doble.
Date:
1851 (issued)Subject:
Voyages to the Pacific coastGold mines and mining -- California
Nicaragua
California -- Social life and customs
Amador County (Calif.)
Calaveras County (Calif.)
El Dorado County (Calif.)
Volcano (Calif.)
San Francisco (Calif.)
Note:
Portraits transferred to Portrait File of The Bancroft Library.
Type:
Diaries.Physical Description:
1 portfolio and 1 volume.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS C-B 784LOCAL