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Floyd-Jones, De Lancey, 1826-1902. De Lancey Floyd-Jones letters, 1846-1862

Title: De Lancey Floyd-Jones letters, 1846-1862

Correspondence, documents, manuscript maps.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (0.14 linear ft.)

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Aztec Club of 1847. Certificate of membership for George F. Hooper : New York : DS, 1886 Oct. 13.

Title: Certificate of membership for George F. Hooper : New York : DS, 1886 Oct. 13.

Signed by Z.B. Tower, Henry Coppée, and DeLancey Floyd-Jones. With this, letter from Joseph G. Hooper, Nov. 27, 1974, concerning his grandfather, George F. Hooper - his activity in the Mexican War and life in early San Diego; the establishment of the G.F. Hooper Co. at Fort Yuma and later in San Francisco; growing grapes and rare fruits in Sonoma Valley at the Sobre Vista Rancho. (3 l., L.S.).

ArchivalResource: [1] leaf in 1 oversize folder; 33 x 41 cm.

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Floyd-Jones family. Floyd-Jones family correspondence, 1848-1878.

Title: Floyd-Jones family correspondence, 1848-1878.

Cotains correspondence between the various members of the Floyd-Jones family written in the late 19th century. Fourteen individuals have letters in the collection, including all of the members of the immediate Floyd-Jones family. Three brothers wrote the majority of the letters: DeLancey, Charles and Edward. DeLancey Floyd-Jones, in the U.S. Army, wrote 27 letters to his family including letters from the Oregon and Washington territories in 1852 and 1853 and during the Civil War in 1861 and 1862. Charles Floyd-Jones wrote 16 letters from 1850-1861, mostly to his father, relating to the organization of railroads in Illinois and land speculation arising from the construction of these railroads. His 1861 letter refers to General John Charles Frémont and the Civil War. Edward Floyd-Jones wrote 27 letters from 1849 to 1874 dealing with his journey to and subsequent life in California. He describes his trip around Cape Horn aboard the ship Sarah and Eliza in 1849, life in San Francisco and San Jose in 1850, and briefly refers to the New Almaden quicksilver mine and the Fraser River gold rush of 1858.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes (.4 linear ft.)

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Floyd-Jones family correspondence, 1848-1878

Title: Floyd-Jones family correspondence 1848-1878

The Floyd-Jones Family Papers, 1848-1878, consists of correspondence between the various members of the Floyd-Jones family written in the late 19th century. Fourteen individuals have letters in the collection, including all of the members of the immediate Floyd-Jones family. Three brothers wrote the majority of the letters: DeLancey, Charles and Edward. DeLancey Floyd-Jones, in the U.S. Army, wrote 27 letters to his family including letters from the Oregon and Washington territories in 1852 and 1853 and during the Civil War in 1861 and 1862. Charles Floyd-Jones wrote 16 letters from 1850-1861, mostly to his father, relating to the organization of railroads in Illinois and land speculation arising from the construction of these railroads. His 1861 letter refers to General John Charles Frémont and the Civil War. Edward Floyd-Jones wrote 27 letters from 1849 to 1874 dealing with his journey to and subsequent life in California. He describes his trip around Cape Horn aboard the ship Sarah and Eliza in 1849 including a hand drawn chart of the voyage, life in San Francisco and San Jose in 1850, and briefly refers to the New Almaden quicksilver mine and the Fraser River gold rush of 1858.

ArchivalResource: Number of containers: 2 boxes; Linear feet: .4

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