Charles Collins diary and account book, 1846-1867.

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Charles Collins diary and account book, 1846-1867.

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The Charles Collins diary consists of accounts, both credit and debit, between Collins, a carpenter, and his customers and suppliers in frontier California during and after the gold rush. The volume also contains twelve pages of a fragmented diary describing travel from Iowa to California, and life as a prospector, farmer, and carpenter.

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William L. Clements Library

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Collins, Charles, Sir, 1887-

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C. Collins, 1898-19--, was born in Balmain, N.S.W. He enlisted in July 1918 served in the Pacific with the Samoan Relief Party during the Spanish influenza epidemic, then in England, and re-enlisted in the A.I.F. during the World War 1939-1945. Before migrating to England, Collins lived on Lord Howe Island, 1947-1957. He has had articles published in journals on his travels and Lord Howe Island, presumably using the pseudonym of Colin Bell. From the description of Memoirs [manuscript...