Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough, 1804-1889
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Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough (American architect, 1804-1889)
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J.G. Bruff came to California during the 1849 gold rush. His papers and drawings are held chiefly by The Huntington Library and Yale University.
Engineer, of Washington, D.C.
After working as a draftsman for the U.S. Navy and the Bureau of Topographical Engineers, Bruff went to California to seek gold. He was the leader of the Washington City and California Mining Association wagon train company, which made its overland journey in 1849. Bruff later returned to Washington, D.C. where he worked in the Office of Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department until his death in 1889.
Bruff was a draftsman in the Bureau of Topographical Engineers. He organized and led an 1849 expedition by Washington City and California Mining Association.
Joseph Goldsborough Bruff is best known as a topographer, journalist, and artist of the gold rush era. Bruff was born in Washington, D.C., on October 2, 1804. He attended West Point from 1820 until his resignation in 1822. From 1827-1836 he worked as a topographical engineer, predominantly at Gosport Naval Yard in Norfolk, Virginia. He returned to Washington, D.C., in 1837 and from 1838-1849 worked for the U.S. Bureau of Topographical Engineers. Bruff then organized the Washington City and California Mining Association, which he accompanied to California. While in California he produced extensive journals and drawings of the mining camp experience. In 1853 Bruff returned to Washington, D.C., where he worked in office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department until his death on April 14, 1889.
After working as a draftsman for the U.S. Navy and the Bureau of Topographical Engineers, Bruff went to California to seek gold. He was the leader of the Washington City and California Mining Association wagon traincompany, which made its overland journey in 1849. Bruff later returned to Washington, D.C. where he worked in the Office of Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department until his death in 1889.
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