Papers, 1849-1934 ; (bulk 1849-1864).

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Papers, 1849-1934 ; (bulk 1849-1864).

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Letters (1849-1864) of Blake, a native of New Haven, Conn., describing his journey to California via Nicaragua, where he spent four months, his activities in the California gold fields, and his work after 1853 with Wells, Fargo & Company, the banking and express company, in California, Oregon, and Idaho; together with three other letters relating to the voyage to California, and travel notebook (1934) by his son Anson Blake, describing a trip from Berkeley, Calif., to the old mining camps.

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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...

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, Anson Stiles, 1870-1959

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Blake was a businessman and partner in Calif. quarrying companies and the son of gold rush pioneer Charles T. Blake. In 1899, he became president of his father's company, Oakland Paving Company. Blake and Bilger was a quarrying company which grew out of the Oakland Paving Company; it later became Blake Brothers Company as a result of a buyout and merger by the Blake family in 1914. San Pablo Quarry Company was the first holding company for Blake Brothers Company. From the description...