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West and Benson family papers, 1853-1922.
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Title:

West and Benson family papers, 1853-1922

Creator/Contributor:

West (Family, creator, creator.

Creator/Contributor:

Benson (Family, creator.

Creator/Contributor:

West, Wells Wallis, 1836-1924, author.

Creator/Contributor:

Stottlemyer, Lucy Ann Benson, 1866-1966, author.

Creator/Contributor:

Benson, Charles A., author.

Abstract:

Wells Wallis West (1836-1924) autobiography, Lake Port, California, March 1921-February 1922. Account of childhood in Illinois; overland journey to California (1853) via Ft. Laramie and Salt Lake City; mining near Ione City and at Michigan Bar; Civil War experiences as member of the California One Hundred. With this, copy of printed excerpt regarding West. Also included: Account by Lucy Ann Benson Stottlemyer (1866-1966) regarding the Benson family, especially her father, Anderson Benson (1822-1897), his overland journey to California (1848) and silver mining; and article from The Desert Magazine, November 1950, by Charles A. Benson regarding his father's discovery of the Lost Gunsight Silver Lode in Death Valley (1849).

Date:

1853 (issued)

Subject:

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West family -- Archives
Benson family -- Archives
West, Wells Wallis -- 1836-1924 -- Family -- Archives
Benson, Anderson -- 1822-1897 -- Family -- Archives
West, Wells Wallis -- 1836-1924
Benson, Anderson -- 1822-1897
United States. -- Army. -- Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1862-1865) -- Company A.
American Civil War (1861-1865)
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Gold mines and mining -- California
Silver mines and mining -- Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.)
Gold mines and mining
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Silver mines and mining
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
California -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
California
United States

Note:

Autobiography Photocopy.
West and Benson family papers, BANC MSS 80/152 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Original in private possession (1980)
FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited. Direct requests for copies or permission to publish to the owner of the original.
In English.

Type:

biography
History.

Physical Description:

1 (56

Language:

English

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited. Direct requests for copies or permission to publish to the owner of the original.