William R. Morgan papers, 1852-1862.

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William R. Morgan papers, 1852-1862.

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Includes deeds of conveyance for mining claims, 1856-1862, in Sierra County, and miscellaneous receipts and accounts.

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Morgan, William R.

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William R. Morgan, born in Bennington, Vermont in 1832 or 1833, came to San Francisco in 1852 and settled in St. Louis, Sierra County, California. In the 1870s, he started a successful hydraulic enterprise with his friend Timothy Donohue. By 1880, George W. Cox had joined them and their company became known as the Sierra Union Water and Mining Company. The company, in addition to working its own mines, contracted to provide water to other mines in the region. Forced to build debris dams to contr...

Honeyman, Robert B.

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