Lot Wheelwright and Henry Leland gold mining agreement [manuscript], 1849.

ArchivalResource

Lot Wheelwright and Henry Leland gold mining agreement [manuscript], 1849.

Photostat of agreement between Lot Wheelwright and Henry Leeland and others to "join togeather [sic] for the purpose of obtaining Gold in California," 1849 Aug. 3, including notarized oath regarding Wheelwright's death on 1849 Dec. 8 at the bottom of the document.

.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7958776

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Wheelwright, Lot.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gt7vr9 (person)

Leland, Henry Martyn, 1843-1932

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67m0k41 (person)

Born Barton, VT, 1843; gun mechanic during Civil War; designed automobile engines; served on first board of directors and first general manager of Cadillac Automobile Co., 1902; left Cadillac and founded Lincoln Co., 1917. From the description of Diary, 1913. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 32058281 Henry Leland was co-founder of the Cadillac Motor Car Co. and founder of the Lincoln Motor Co. With his son Wilfred and three others he formed the Leland and Fau...