Charles Thompson Blake letters and miscellany, 1849-1865.

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Charles Thompson Blake letters and miscellany, 1849-1865.

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Consists of 70 handwritten letters from Blake to his parents and sister, a notebook listing mining supplies, and miscellaneous notes and drafts of monetary transactions. The letters describe Blake's 1849 voyage from New York to Calif. via Nicaragua on the ships Mary and Laura Ann; his gold mining activities in Kelsey, Sarahsville, Georgetown, and particularly Michigan City, with details on mining claims and mining techniques; incidents concerning law and order; and descriptions of gold assaying for Wells, Fargo & Co. Includes hand-drawn maps of Michigan City claims, as well as two letters from Blake's father to his son, George, concerning Blake's voyage and including a handwritten copy of a letter from travel and mining companion Roger Baldwin to his sister. Also includes one letter from Sherman Day to Jesse D. Carr, discussing political and day-to-day conflicts pertaining to Day's work as an elected official.

5 folders (0.3 linear ft.)

California historical society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6776705

California historical society

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Laura Ann (Ship)

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Wells, Fargo & Company

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Wells, Fargo & Company was founded in 1852 by Henry Wells and William G. Fargo. Wells and Fargo had also established the American Express Company with John Butterfield in 1850. In 1857 Wells Fargo, American Express, Adams Express, and United States Express formed the Overland Mail Company, which Wells Fargo took over in the early 1860s. Nat Stein served as Director of Wells Fargo from 1901-1902. From the description of Letters and receipts relating to Wells, Fargo & Company, ...

Blake, Charles Thompson, 1826-1897

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Blake was a Yale graduate from New Haven who travelled to Calif. to mine for gold with friend, Roger Baldwin, joining their companions Edwin Tyler and Charles T.H. Palmer. They established mining claims near Georgetown and Michigan City. Beginning in 1853, Blake was an agent for Wells Fargo Express Co. From the description of Charles Thompson Blake letters and miscellany, 1849-1865. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122583421 B...

Mary (Ship : 1843-1854)

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Day, Sherman, 1806-1884

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Sherman Day was an artist and architect. From the description of Ephraim Dyer IV Collection, ca. 1842, of the sketches of Sherman Day. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122523576 Sherman Day was an artist and civil engineer who published an important book on Pennsylvania history in the 1840s. His Historical Collection of the State of Pennsylvania contained many original drawings and descriptions of Pennsylvania life past and present. ...