Starkweather family correspondence, 1836-1888 (bulk 1849-1859).

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Starkweather family correspondence, 1836-1888 (bulk 1849-1859).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122509993

The collection consists of correspondence between Starkweather family members at home in Northampton, Mass., and the four who came to California during the Gold Rush era. Topics discussed in the letters include ocean voyages to California, agriculture and ranching in Stockton, and Starkweather family news. Persons represented in the collection by five or more pieces include: Elizabeth Starkweather Breck, Roxana Starkweather Nowell, Alfred Starkweather, Almira Starkweather, Almira L. Merrick Starkweather, Charles Graves Starkweather, Frances Loomis Starkweather, Frederick Merrick Starkweather, Haynes Kingsley Starkweather (1788-1866), Haynes Kingsley Starkweather (1822-1895), and Martha Phelps Starkweather.

242 pieces.3 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6742054

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Starkweather family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6md8dgt (family)

Charles Graves Starkweather (1819-1906) came to California seeking gold in 1849 but he settled with his brother, Alfred, on a ranch near Stockton. Another brother, Haynes, and a sister, Roxana, came to California in 1852 and 1855, respectively. From the description of Starkweather family correspondence, 1836-1888 (bulk 1849-1859). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122509993 ...

Breck, Elizabeth Starkweather.

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Starkweather, Almira.

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Starkweather, Martha Phelps.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kq0s9w (person)

Starkweather, Charles Graves, 1819-1906.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6h15tk8 (person)

Nowell, Roxana Starkweather.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6t17x0f (person)

Starkweather, Haynes Kingsley, 1788-1866.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62r6k3p (person)

Starkweather, Frederick Merrick.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6448d5p (person)

Starkweather, Almira L. Merrick.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6031h81 (person)

Starkweather, Frances Loomis.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rz24pp (person)

Starkweather, Haynes Kingsley, 1822-1895.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68s7h1j (person)

Starkweather, Alfred

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6809fht (person)