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Statement and papers from Albert Leonard, [1888-1892]
BANC MSS C-D 793; BANC MSS C-D 789-800 FILM
Collection Overview

Title:

Statement and papers from Albert Leonard, [1888-1892]

Creator/Contributor:

Leonard, Albert, 1826-1892, creator

Creator/Contributor:

Kerr, William J.

Creator/Contributor:

Dart, Anna Coggins.

Creator/Contributor:

History Company

Abstract:

Dictation recorded at Sacramento, Apr. 18, 1888, by William J. Kerr; letter of thanks from the History Company and receipts for purchase of Bancroft's Works.
With information concerning his voyage to California, 1849, on the bark, Strafford; experiences in the mines and life in Sacramento.
An obituary clipping and a biographical sketch by his granddaughter, Mrs. Anna C. Dart, added to the papers.

Date:

1888 (issued)

Subject:

Strafford (Bark)
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Gold mines and mining -- Associations, institutions, etc
Mines and mineral resources -- California
Sacramento (Calif.) -- Social life and customs

Note:

Also available on microfilm.
Originally part of the Hubert Howe Bancroft Collection.

Type:

Autobiographies.
Obituaries.
Clippings.
Biographies.

Physical Description:

3 folders in portfolio.
partial microfilm reel (11 exposures) : negative (Rich. 98:5) and positive.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS C-D 793
BANC MSS C-D 789-800 FILM

Origin:

California