Diary of Joseph S. Paxson, 1856.

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Diary of Joseph S. Paxson, 1856.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/228769570

This daily diary documents Paxson's struggle with business and gold mining. He discusses in detail his financial problems, his loneliness in the city, and his unhappiness with his living situation. Paxson also notes all the ships arriving in San Francisco and the actions of the vigilance committees. At the end of the diary is an 11-page essay about the murder of James King and the hanging of James P. Casey and Charles Cora in May. Accompanying the diary is an incomplete transcript only covering January 1 to July 14.

143 pages, bound volume, 16 cm.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Cora, Charles

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King, James, 1822-1856

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Casey, James P.

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Paxson, Joseph S.

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Joseph S. Paxson, businessman and gold miner, lived in San Francisco. In the early 1860s he was San Francisco city and county treasurer. From the description of Diary of Joseph S. Paxson, 1856. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 228769570 ...