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David Jackson Staples recollections : and biographical material, [ca. 1880-1890]
BANC MSS C-D 288; BANC MSS C-D 276-290 FILM ; BANC MSS C-D 288
Collection Overview

Title:

David Jackson Staples recollections: and biographical material, [ca. 1880-1890]

Creator/Contributor:

Staples, David Jackson, 1824-1900, creator

Creator/Contributor:

Redding, B. B. (Benjamin Barnard), 1824-1882

Creator/Contributor:

Bates, Alfred.

Abstract:

Notes on overland journey, 1849, with Boston and Newton Joint Stock Company; ranch life in the San Joaquin Valley; the Republican Party; Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.; association with James Lick; Mrs. Staples' activities. A characterization by B.B. Redding included.
One sketch in Staples' handwriting; two in that of Alfred Bates.

Date:

1880 (issued)

Subject:

Lick, James -- 1796-1876
Staples, Mary Pratt Winslow
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Gold mines and mining -- Associations, institutions, etc
Insurance -- California
San Joaquin Valley (Calif.)

Note:

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

Physical Description:

6 folders in portfolio.
partial microfilm reel (82 exposures) : negative (Rich. 404:3) and positive.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS C-D 288
BANC MSS C-D 276-290 FILM
BANC MSS C-D 288

Origin:

California