Letter : Wolf Creek, Sierra Co., Cal[if.], to Lute [Eaton], 1855 Dec. 2.

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Eaton family.

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Hutchings, J. M. (James Mason), 1820-1902

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James Mason Hutchings was born in 1824 in England. At sixteen years old he traveled to New Orleans and worked as a clerk in a business house there. When he heard about the gold discovery, he left New Orleans in April of 1849, determined to satisfy his craving for adventure by taking the overland route. He arrived at the "gold-diggings" on October 9, 1849. He mined, made his fortune, and lost it all when the San Francisco bank, Frank Ward & Co., failed. He then returned to mining. In 1853, Hu...

Eaton, N. A. A.

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Sierra County, Calif., gold miner. From the description of Letter : Wolf Creek, Sierra Co., Cal[if.], to Lute [Eaton], 1855 Dec. 2. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 34463789 ...

Eaton, Lute

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