Charles Ichabod Hamilton (b. 1848) came to San Joaquin County (Calif.) with his family in 1850. Here he learned the printing trade and established his own business (1875). His father, Ichabod Davis Hamilton, a wealthy steamboat operator and realtor in Stockton, acquired a quartz-mining property in Butte County and sent his son, Charles, there to manage it, thus forcing the closure of his business (1885). Later C.I. Hamilton settled in Calaveras County, where he was living as late as 1909. Hamilton's account book was subsequently used as a scrapbook (1905). Pages 1-242 contain the complete text of Hamlin Garland's Hesper as published serially in an unidentified newspaper. Legible business records begin with December 22, 1884.
From the description of Account book, 1882-1885. (University of the Pacific). WorldCat record id: 36350266
