Correspondence of Andrew J. Stone, 1852-1865.

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Correspondence of Andrew J. Stone, 1852-1865.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122332594

The collection consists of letters discussing Stone's voyage by ship from New York to San Francisco and life in the California mines. There are also a few letters from friends in California, written to Stone after his return home.

45 pieces.1 box.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6683048

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Stone, Andrew J., fl. 1852-1865.

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Andrew J. Stone, gold seeker, came to California from Dunbarton, NH, in 1852. He traveled on the steamship "Northern Light" to Nicaragua, crossed the isthmus, and continued to journey on the steamship "Lewis," arriving in San Francisco after a journey of sixty-three days. Stone worked in the mines in El Dorado and Placer Counties, in a sawmill, and as a steam car engineer for a quartz mine. After his return home, he served in the Union army in the Civil War. From the description of C...

Northern Light (Ship)

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Lewis (Ship)

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Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by George F. Neil on voyage from 21 July 1857-14 Apr. 1861; owner-agent: Chapman & Bonney; built at Portsmouth, N.H., in 1820. From the description of Logbook of the ship Lewis, 1860 Nov. 11-1861 Apr. 14. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71130127 Whaling vessel (308 tons), out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by George F. Neil; on voyage from 21 July 1857 to 14 Apr. 1861; owner-agent: Chapm...