Asbury Harpending papers, 1863-1919.

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Asbury Harpending papers, 1863-1919.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122332383

Personal and business correspondence, legal and financial papers, cancelled checks, newspaper clippings, and other documents and papers of Harpending. Much of the material pertains to Harpending's mining transactions in Calif., Nevada, Mexico, his home-state of Kentucky, and the Southwest; with some material documenting his involvement in the Great Diamond Hoax and his activities in real estate investment and development. Correspondents include George D. Roberts, a business associate and partner in the diamond hoax, and other business associates and employees.

7 boxes, 3 flat boxes (5.0 linear ft.)

California historical society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6683034

California historical society

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Harpending, Asbury

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Born in Kentucky, Harpending (1840-1923) was a financier, adventurer, and one of the primary figures in the Great Diamond Hoax of the 1870s. From the description of Asbury Harpending papers, 1863-1919. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122332383 Asbury Harpending (1839-1923) was a miner, mining investor and financier in the fields of real estate, mining, and railroads. His mining interests included gold mines in California, Utah and Mexico. Much of Harpend...