John Thomas diaries and account books, 1874-1885.

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John Thomas diaries and account books, 1874-1885.

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11 bound diaries, with brief entries by John Thomas in pencil, dating from 1874 to 1885. Each diary corresponds to a single year and notes Thomas's deliveries, travel, health, and the weather. No diary for 1881 is present. Each volume includes a section for accounts and memoranda which Thomas sometimes used. Diaries are predominantly Pacific Coast Diaries, published by A. L. Bancroft. Two bound account books, dated 1876-1877 and 1882-1883, record transactions related to Thomas's lumber business.

0.83 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8289276

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Thomas, John M.

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Smith's Mills (Wiliamsburg Co.), S.C. resident. From the description of Papers, 1859-1887. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 37869775 Thomas played football and managed the team at Alabama Polytechnic Institute from 1940 to 1942 under Coach Jack Meagher. The team's nickname was "Meagher's Maurauders." From the description of Collection, 1934-1942. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 42706723 John Thomas, of Bluffton, Indian...

A.L. Bancroft & Company.

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Thomas, John, lumberman.

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John Thomas, owner of a Nevada County lumber company. Moved to California from Boston, Massachusetts, as a young man in 1857 to prospect for gold. After seven years of mining, Thomas began working as a carpenter in Grass Valley/Nevada County mining camps. Established his own lumber company in 1874, supplying residents and mining companies of Nevada County, Calif., with timber and firewood. From the description of John Thomas diaries and account books, 1874-1885. (Unknown). WorldCat r...