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1.
California : San Francisco views, dry dock at Hunters' Point, wharves and monitor, landscape views

Creator:
Thomas Houseworth & Co.
Published / Created:
ca. 1870].
Call Number:
WA Photos 245
Image Count:
104
Abstract:
Album of Houseworth photographs of California presented by Edward Vischer to John Prince-Smith. Photographs depict San Francisco, Sacramento, and Stockton, Yosemite, dry dock at Hunter's Point, the Monitor Comanche, and the sinking of the Aquila carrying the Comanche, the Mendocino lumber region, geysers in Sonoma County, the Calaveras mammoth tree groves, scenes in the Sierra Nevada, including Lake Tahoe, and views of the Central Pacific Railroad
Description:
Thomas Houseworth (1829-1915) established his San Francisco photographic studio in the mid-1860s. Photographers who worked for Houseworth include George Fiske, Charles L. Weed, and Martin M. Hazeltine., John Prince-Smith was a German political economist, the founder and leader of the German Free Trade Party., Edward Vischer was a pioneer merchant and artist in early California., Printed title page continues "This selection of Houseworth & Co.'s Photographic Views to John Prince Smith, Dedicated by Edward Vischer.", Manuscript captions on mounts, with manuscript numbers on the prints., and Gilt lettering on front cover: California John Prince-Smith.
Publisher:
Houseworth & Co.
Subject (Geographic):
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.), Sacramento (Calif.), Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.), Yosemite National Park (Calif.), California, Sonoma County, Stockton (Calif.), and Calaveras County (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Vischer, Edward., Central Pacific Railroad Company, Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, Comanche (Ironclad), and Aquila (Ship)
Subject (Topic):
Giant sequoia, Geysers, and Lumber trade
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > California : San Francisco views, dry dock at Hunters' Point, wharves and monitor, landscape views, coast range, valley lands and foothills, and Sierra Nevada

2.
Warren Vester Clark, Rail Road Flat, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

Creator:
Clark, Warren Vester, 1821-1898
Published / Created:
1868 September 22
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2648
Collection Title:
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 36
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut., Letters from Warren Vester Clark to his brother include a request for Wilson to purchase Warren's passage to California via the Isthmus of Panama in March 1850, as well as his perceptions of California after his arrival and his poor health in August 1850. Other letters describe his canal and lumber operations in Calaveras County, as well as his legal and financial issues with Charles A. Candes over debts incurred in California and his disagreements with their brother, Rodney Clark. He also mentions their maternal relatives Burr Higgins and Sylvester Noyes Higgins of Erie County, Ohio, in relation to financial issues., and Letters to Wilson Hart Clark chiefly from his older brother, Warren Vester Clark, and his younger brother, Rodney Clark that include information about their experiences in northeastern California, 1850-1868, as well as related enclosures of promissory notes, drafts, and receipts. Other correspondence includes an 1850 letter from William J. Smith that describes his ocean journey from New Haven, Connecticut, around Cape Horn to San Francisco, California, 1849-1850.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009. and The sons of William Clark (1795-1862) and Minerva Higgins Clark (1799-1875) born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, included Warren Vester Clark (1821-1898), Wilson Hart Clark (1824-1887), and Rodney Clark (1829-1887). Warren Vester Clark emigrated to California in 1850 and worked as a water engineer, which included establishing the Clark Reservoir in Calaveras County. Wilson Hart Clark graduated from both Harvard College and the Yale Law School in 1845. On February 26, 1849, he married Julia Elizabeth Cable (born 1826). He practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut, was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the fourth district, 1859-1860, and a member of the New Haven Common Council, as well as owning a marble quarry. Rodney Clark worked as a sailor in Connecticut and was a miner and water collector in California.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Warren Vester Clark, Rail Road Flat, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

3.
Warren Vester Clark, Rail Road Flat, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

Creator:
Clark, Warren Vester, 1821-1898
Published / Created:
1863 January 25
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2648
Collection Title:
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 34
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut., Letters from Warren Vester Clark to his brother include a request for Wilson to purchase Warren's passage to California via the Isthmus of Panama in March 1850, as well as his perceptions of California after his arrival and his poor health in August 1850. Other letters describe his canal and lumber operations in Calaveras County, as well as his legal and financial issues with Charles A. Candes over debts incurred in California and his disagreements with their brother, Rodney Clark. He also mentions their maternal relatives Burr Higgins and Sylvester Noyes Higgins of Erie County, Ohio, in relation to financial issues., and Letters to Wilson Hart Clark chiefly from his older brother, Warren Vester Clark, and his younger brother, Rodney Clark that include information about their experiences in northeastern California, 1850-1868, as well as related enclosures of promissory notes, drafts, and receipts. Other correspondence includes an 1850 letter from William J. Smith that describes his ocean journey from New Haven, Connecticut, around Cape Horn to San Francisco, California, 1849-1850.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009. and The sons of William Clark (1795-1862) and Minerva Higgins Clark (1799-1875) born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, included Warren Vester Clark (1821-1898), Wilson Hart Clark (1824-1887), and Rodney Clark (1829-1887). Warren Vester Clark emigrated to California in 1850 and worked as a water engineer, which included establishing the Clark Reservoir in Calaveras County. Wilson Hart Clark graduated from both Harvard College and the Yale Law School in 1845. On February 26, 1849, he married Julia Elizabeth Cable (born 1826). He practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut, was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the fourth district, 1859-1860, and a member of the New Haven Common Council, as well as owning a marble quarry. Rodney Clark worked as a sailor in Connecticut and was a miner and water collector in California.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Warren Vester Clark, Rail Road Flat, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

4.
Warren Vester Clark, Rail Road Flat, California, Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

Creator:
Clark, Warren Vester, 1821-1898
Published / Created:
1863 January 22
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2648
Collection Title:
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 33
Image Count:
9
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut., Letters from Warren Vester Clark to his brother include a request for Wilson to purchase Warren's passage to California via the Isthmus of Panama in March 1850, as well as his perceptions of California after his arrival and his poor health in August 1850. Other letters describe his canal and lumber operations in Calaveras County, as well as his legal and financial issues with Charles A. Candes over debts incurred in California and his disagreements with their brother, Rodney Clark. He also mentions their maternal relatives Burr Higgins and Sylvester Noyes Higgins of Erie County, Ohio, in relation to financial issues., and Letters to Wilson Hart Clark chiefly from his older brother, Warren Vester Clark, and his younger brother, Rodney Clark that include information about their experiences in northeastern California, 1850-1868, as well as related enclosures of promissory notes, drafts, and receipts. Other correspondence includes an 1850 letter from William J. Smith that describes his ocean journey from New Haven, Connecticut, around Cape Horn to San Francisco, California, 1849-1850.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009. and The sons of William Clark (1795-1862) and Minerva Higgins Clark (1799-1875) born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, included Warren Vester Clark (1821-1898), Wilson Hart Clark (1824-1887), and Rodney Clark (1829-1887). Warren Vester Clark emigrated to California in 1850 and worked as a water engineer, which included establishing the Clark Reservoir in Calaveras County. Wilson Hart Clark graduated from both Harvard College and the Yale Law School in 1845. On February 26, 1849, he married Julia Elizabeth Cable (born 1826). He practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut, was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the fourth district, 1859-1860, and a member of the New Haven Common Council, as well as owning a marble quarry. Rodney Clark worked as a sailor in Connecticut and was a miner and water collector in California.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Warren Vester Clark, Rail Road Flat, California, Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

5.
Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut, to Rodney Clark, California

Creator:
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Published / Created:
1863 January 19
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2648
Collection Title:
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 32
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut., Letters from Warren Vester Clark to his brother include a request for Wilson to purchase Warren's passage to California via the Isthmus of Panama in March 1850, as well as his perceptions of California after his arrival and his poor health in August 1850. Other letters describe his canal and lumber operations in Calaveras County, as well as his legal and financial issues with Charles A. Candes over debts incurred in California and his disagreements with their brother, Rodney Clark. He also mentions their maternal relatives Burr Higgins and Sylvester Noyes Higgins of Erie County, Ohio, in relation to financial issues., and Letters to Wilson Hart Clark chiefly from his older brother, Warren Vester Clark, and his younger brother, Rodney Clark that include information about their experiences in northeastern California, 1850-1868, as well as related enclosures of promissory notes, drafts, and receipts. Other correspondence includes an 1850 letter from William J. Smith that describes his ocean journey from New Haven, Connecticut, around Cape Horn to San Francisco, California, 1849-1850.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009. and The sons of William Clark (1795-1862) and Minerva Higgins Clark (1799-1875) born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, included Warren Vester Clark (1821-1898), Wilson Hart Clark (1824-1887), and Rodney Clark (1829-1887). Warren Vester Clark emigrated to California in 1850 and worked as a water engineer, which included establishing the Clark Reservoir in Calaveras County. Wilson Hart Clark graduated from both Harvard College and the Yale Law School in 1845. On February 26, 1849, he married Julia Elizabeth Cable (born 1826). He practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut, was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the fourth district, 1859-1860, and a member of the New Haven Common Council, as well as owning a marble quarry. Rodney Clark worked as a sailor in Connecticut and was a miner and water collector in California.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Rodney, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut, to Rodney Clark, California

6.
Warren Vester Clark, Rich Gulch, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

Creator:
Clark, Warren Vester, 1821-1898
Published / Created:
1862 June 8
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2648
Collection Title:
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 27
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut., Letters from Warren Vester Clark to his brother include a request for Wilson to purchase Warren's passage to California via the Isthmus of Panama in March 1850, as well as his perceptions of California after his arrival and his poor health in August 1850. Other letters describe his canal and lumber operations in Calaveras County, as well as his legal and financial issues with Charles A. Candes over debts incurred in California and his disagreements with their brother, Rodney Clark. He also mentions their maternal relatives Burr Higgins and Sylvester Noyes Higgins of Erie County, Ohio, in relation to financial issues., and Letters to Wilson Hart Clark chiefly from his older brother, Warren Vester Clark, and his younger brother, Rodney Clark that include information about their experiences in northeastern California, 1850-1868, as well as related enclosures of promissory notes, drafts, and receipts. Other correspondence includes an 1850 letter from William J. Smith that describes his ocean journey from New Haven, Connecticut, around Cape Horn to San Francisco, California, 1849-1850.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009. and The sons of William Clark (1795-1862) and Minerva Higgins Clark (1799-1875) born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, included Warren Vester Clark (1821-1898), Wilson Hart Clark (1824-1887), and Rodney Clark (1829-1887). Warren Vester Clark emigrated to California in 1850 and worked as a water engineer, which included establishing the Clark Reservoir in Calaveras County. Wilson Hart Clark graduated from both Harvard College and the Yale Law School in 1845. On February 26, 1849, he married Julia Elizabeth Cable (born 1826). He practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut, was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the fourth district, 1859-1860, and a member of the New Haven Common Council, as well as owning a marble quarry. Rodney Clark worked as a sailor in Connecticut and was a miner and water collector in California.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Warren Vester Clark, Rich Gulch, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

7.
Warren Vester Clark, Rail Road Flat, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

Creator:
Clark, Warren Vester, 1821-1898
Published / Created:
1860 January 12
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2648
Collection Title:
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 24
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut., Letters from Warren Vester Clark to his brother include a request for Wilson to purchase Warren's passage to California via the Isthmus of Panama in March 1850, as well as his perceptions of California after his arrival and his poor health in August 1850. Other letters describe his canal and lumber operations in Calaveras County, as well as his legal and financial issues with Charles A. Candes over debts incurred in California and his disagreements with their brother, Rodney Clark. He also mentions their maternal relatives Burr Higgins and Sylvester Noyes Higgins of Erie County, Ohio, in relation to financial issues., and Letters to Wilson Hart Clark chiefly from his older brother, Warren Vester Clark, and his younger brother, Rodney Clark that include information about their experiences in northeastern California, 1850-1868, as well as related enclosures of promissory notes, drafts, and receipts. Other correspondence includes an 1850 letter from William J. Smith that describes his ocean journey from New Haven, Connecticut, around Cape Horn to San Francisco, California, 1849-1850.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009. and The sons of William Clark (1795-1862) and Minerva Higgins Clark (1799-1875) born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, included Warren Vester Clark (1821-1898), Wilson Hart Clark (1824-1887), and Rodney Clark (1829-1887). Warren Vester Clark emigrated to California in 1850 and worked as a water engineer, which included establishing the Clark Reservoir in Calaveras County. Wilson Hart Clark graduated from both Harvard College and the Yale Law School in 1845. On February 26, 1849, he married Julia Elizabeth Cable (born 1826). He practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut, was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the fourth district, 1859-1860, and a member of the New Haven Common Council, as well as owning a marble quarry. Rodney Clark worked as a sailor in Connecticut and was a miner and water collector in California.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Warren Vester Clark, Rail Road Flat, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

8.
Warren Vester Clark, Rail Road Flat, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

Creator:
Clark, Warren Vester, 1821-1898
Published / Created:
1859 October 16
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2648
Collection Title:
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 23
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut., Letters from Warren Vester Clark to his brother include a request for Wilson to purchase Warren's passage to California via the Isthmus of Panama in March 1850, as well as his perceptions of California after his arrival and his poor health in August 1850. Other letters describe his canal and lumber operations in Calaveras County, as well as his legal and financial issues with Charles A. Candes over debts incurred in California and his disagreements with their brother, Rodney Clark. He also mentions their maternal relatives Burr Higgins and Sylvester Noyes Higgins of Erie County, Ohio, in relation to financial issues., and Letters to Wilson Hart Clark chiefly from his older brother, Warren Vester Clark, and his younger brother, Rodney Clark that include information about their experiences in northeastern California, 1850-1868, as well as related enclosures of promissory notes, drafts, and receipts. Other correspondence includes an 1850 letter from William J. Smith that describes his ocean journey from New Haven, Connecticut, around Cape Horn to San Francisco, California, 1849-1850.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009. and The sons of William Clark (1795-1862) and Minerva Higgins Clark (1799-1875) born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, included Warren Vester Clark (1821-1898), Wilson Hart Clark (1824-1887), and Rodney Clark (1829-1887). Warren Vester Clark emigrated to California in 1850 and worked as a water engineer, which included establishing the Clark Reservoir in Calaveras County. Wilson Hart Clark graduated from both Harvard College and the Yale Law School in 1845. On February 26, 1849, he married Julia Elizabeth Cable (born 1826). He practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut, was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the fourth district, 1859-1860, and a member of the New Haven Common Council, as well as owning a marble quarry. Rodney Clark worked as a sailor in Connecticut and was a miner and water collector in California.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Warren Vester Clark, Rail Road Flat, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

9.
Warren Vester Clark, Rail Road Flat, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

Creator:
Clark, Warren Vester, 1821-1898
Published / Created:
1859 August 27
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2648
Collection Title:
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 22
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut., Letters from Warren Vester Clark to his brother include a request for Wilson to purchase Warren's passage to California via the Isthmus of Panama in March 1850, as well as his perceptions of California after his arrival and his poor health in August 1850. Other letters describe his canal and lumber operations in Calaveras County, as well as his legal and financial issues with Charles A. Candes over debts incurred in California and his disagreements with their brother, Rodney Clark. He also mentions their maternal relatives Burr Higgins and Sylvester Noyes Higgins of Erie County, Ohio, in relation to financial issues., and Letters to Wilson Hart Clark chiefly from his older brother, Warren Vester Clark, and his younger brother, Rodney Clark that include information about their experiences in northeastern California, 1850-1868, as well as related enclosures of promissory notes, drafts, and receipts. Other correspondence includes an 1850 letter from William J. Smith that describes his ocean journey from New Haven, Connecticut, around Cape Horn to San Francisco, California, 1849-1850.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009. and The sons of William Clark (1795-1862) and Minerva Higgins Clark (1799-1875) born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, included Warren Vester Clark (1821-1898), Wilson Hart Clark (1824-1887), and Rodney Clark (1829-1887). Warren Vester Clark emigrated to California in 1850 and worked as a water engineer, which included establishing the Clark Reservoir in Calaveras County. Wilson Hart Clark graduated from both Harvard College and the Yale Law School in 1845. On February 26, 1849, he married Julia Elizabeth Cable (born 1826). He practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut, was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the fourth district, 1859-1860, and a member of the New Haven Common Council, as well as owning a marble quarry. Rodney Clark worked as a sailor in Connecticut and was a miner and water collector in California.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Warren Vester Clark, Rail Road Flat, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

10.
Warren Vester Clark, Rail Road Flat, California, to Rodney Clark, California

Creator:
Clark, Warren Vester, 1821-1898
Published / Created:
1859 August 27
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2648
Collection Title:
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 21
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut., Letters from Warren Vester Clark to his brother include a request for Wilson to purchase Warren's passage to California via the Isthmus of Panama in March 1850, as well as his perceptions of California after his arrival and his poor health in August 1850. Other letters describe his canal and lumber operations in Calaveras County, as well as his legal and financial issues with Charles A. Candes over debts incurred in California and his disagreements with their brother, Rodney Clark. He also mentions their maternal relatives Burr Higgins and Sylvester Noyes Higgins of Erie County, Ohio, in relation to financial issues., and Letters to Wilson Hart Clark chiefly from his older brother, Warren Vester Clark, and his younger brother, Rodney Clark that include information about their experiences in northeastern California, 1850-1868, as well as related enclosures of promissory notes, drafts, and receipts. Other correspondence includes an 1850 letter from William J. Smith that describes his ocean journey from New Haven, Connecticut, around Cape Horn to San Francisco, California, 1849-1850.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009. and The sons of William Clark (1795-1862) and Minerva Higgins Clark (1799-1875) born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, included Warren Vester Clark (1821-1898), Wilson Hart Clark (1824-1887), and Rodney Clark (1829-1887). Warren Vester Clark emigrated to California in 1850 and worked as a water engineer, which included establishing the Clark Reservoir in Calaveras County. Wilson Hart Clark graduated from both Harvard College and the Yale Law School in 1845. On February 26, 1849, he married Julia Elizabeth Cable (born 1826). He practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut, was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the fourth district, 1859-1860, and a member of the New Haven Common Council, as well as owning a marble quarry. Rodney Clark worked as a sailor in Connecticut and was a miner and water collector in California.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Rodney, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Warren Vester Clark, Rail Road Flat, California, to Rodney Clark, California

11.
Warren Vester Clark, Rail Road Flat, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

Creator:
Clark, Warren Vester, 1821-1898
Published / Created:
1859 June 1
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2648
Collection Title:
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 19
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut., Letters from Warren Vester Clark to his brother include a request for Wilson to purchase Warren's passage to California via the Isthmus of Panama in March 1850, as well as his perceptions of California after his arrival and his poor health in August 1850. Other letters describe his canal and lumber operations in Calaveras County, as well as his legal and financial issues with Charles A. Candes over debts incurred in California and his disagreements with their brother, Rodney Clark. He also mentions their maternal relatives Burr Higgins and Sylvester Noyes Higgins of Erie County, Ohio, in relation to financial issues., and Letters to Wilson Hart Clark chiefly from his older brother, Warren Vester Clark, and his younger brother, Rodney Clark that include information about their experiences in northeastern California, 1850-1868, as well as related enclosures of promissory notes, drafts, and receipts. Other correspondence includes an 1850 letter from William J. Smith that describes his ocean journey from New Haven, Connecticut, around Cape Horn to San Francisco, California, 1849-1850.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009. and The sons of William Clark (1795-1862) and Minerva Higgins Clark (1799-1875) born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, included Warren Vester Clark (1821-1898), Wilson Hart Clark (1824-1887), and Rodney Clark (1829-1887). Warren Vester Clark emigrated to California in 1850 and worked as a water engineer, which included establishing the Clark Reservoir in Calaveras County. Wilson Hart Clark graduated from both Harvard College and the Yale Law School in 1845. On February 26, 1849, he married Julia Elizabeth Cable (born 1826). He practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut, was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the fourth district, 1859-1860, and a member of the New Haven Common Council, as well as owning a marble quarry. Rodney Clark worked as a sailor in Connecticut and was a miner and water collector in California.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Warren Vester Clark, Rail Road Flat, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

12.
Warren Vester Clark, Rail Road Flat, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

Creator:
Clark, Warren Vester, 1821-1898
Published / Created:
1859 February 15
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2648
Collection Title:
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 18
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut., Letters from Warren Vester Clark to his brother include a request for Wilson to purchase Warren's passage to California via the Isthmus of Panama in March 1850, as well as his perceptions of California after his arrival and his poor health in August 1850. Other letters describe his canal and lumber operations in Calaveras County, as well as his legal and financial issues with Charles A. Candes over debts incurred in California and his disagreements with their brother, Rodney Clark. He also mentions their maternal relatives Burr Higgins and Sylvester Noyes Higgins of Erie County, Ohio, in relation to financial issues., and Letters to Wilson Hart Clark chiefly from his older brother, Warren Vester Clark, and his younger brother, Rodney Clark that include information about their experiences in northeastern California, 1850-1868, as well as related enclosures of promissory notes, drafts, and receipts. Other correspondence includes an 1850 letter from William J. Smith that describes his ocean journey from New Haven, Connecticut, around Cape Horn to San Francisco, California, 1849-1850.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009. and The sons of William Clark (1795-1862) and Minerva Higgins Clark (1799-1875) born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, included Warren Vester Clark (1821-1898), Wilson Hart Clark (1824-1887), and Rodney Clark (1829-1887). Warren Vester Clark emigrated to California in 1850 and worked as a water engineer, which included establishing the Clark Reservoir in Calaveras County. Wilson Hart Clark graduated from both Harvard College and the Yale Law School in 1845. On February 26, 1849, he married Julia Elizabeth Cable (born 1826). He practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut, was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the fourth district, 1859-1860, and a member of the New Haven Common Council, as well as owning a marble quarry. Rodney Clark worked as a sailor in Connecticut and was a miner and water collector in California.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Warren Vester Clark, Rail Road Flat, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

13.
Warren Vester Clark, Rail Road Flat, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

Creator:
Clark, Warren Vester, 1821-1898
Published / Created:
1859 February 10
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2648
Collection Title:
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 17
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut., Letters from Warren Vester Clark to his brother include a request for Wilson to purchase Warren's passage to California via the Isthmus of Panama in March 1850, as well as his perceptions of California after his arrival and his poor health in August 1850. Other letters describe his canal and lumber operations in Calaveras County, as well as his legal and financial issues with Charles A. Candes over debts incurred in California and his disagreements with their brother, Rodney Clark. He also mentions their maternal relatives Burr Higgins and Sylvester Noyes Higgins of Erie County, Ohio, in relation to financial issues., and Letters to Wilson Hart Clark chiefly from his older brother, Warren Vester Clark, and his younger brother, Rodney Clark that include information about their experiences in northeastern California, 1850-1868, as well as related enclosures of promissory notes, drafts, and receipts. Other correspondence includes an 1850 letter from William J. Smith that describes his ocean journey from New Haven, Connecticut, around Cape Horn to San Francisco, California, 1849-1850.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009. and The sons of William Clark (1795-1862) and Minerva Higgins Clark (1799-1875) born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, included Warren Vester Clark (1821-1898), Wilson Hart Clark (1824-1887), and Rodney Clark (1829-1887). Warren Vester Clark emigrated to California in 1850 and worked as a water engineer, which included establishing the Clark Reservoir in Calaveras County. Wilson Hart Clark graduated from both Harvard College and the Yale Law School in 1845. On February 26, 1849, he married Julia Elizabeth Cable (born 1826). He practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut, was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the fourth district, 1859-1860, and a member of the New Haven Common Council, as well as owning a marble quarry. Rodney Clark worked as a sailor in Connecticut and was a miner and water collector in California.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Warren Vester Clark, Rail Road Flat, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

14.
Diary of a California gold miner and sailor, 1851-1859

Creator:
Francis & Loutrel. Daily journal for 1856
McIntosh, Elsie M
Published / Created:
1851-1859
Call Number:
WA MSS S-1820
Image Count:
92
Abstract:
Printed "Daily Journal for 1856," published by Francis & Loutrel, New York, containing an autograph manuscript diary written by an unidentified writer from Rockland, Maine, describing his experiences at sea and in California gold camps, 1853-1856, with a summary of his voyages as a sailor to ports in the United States and South America, 1851-1859. Brief diary entries concern his departure from Rockland; passage to San Francisco on the William T. Sayward; and experiences as a gold miner in Campo Seco and other locations in Calaveras County, California, and as a sailor on the west coast, 1854-1856. Also present are signatures of Elsie M. McIntosh, Rockland, Maine, 1873, and clippings of poems, notes and drawings, possibly by McIntosh.
Description:
Purchased from Goodspeed's Book Shop on the William Robertson Coe Fund, 1967. and Wanting pages for October 9-29, November 13-24.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.), California--Commerce, California--Gold discoveries, and Campo Seco (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
McIntosh, Elsie M and William T. Sayward (Ship)
Subject (Topic):
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Diary of a California gold miner and sailor, 1851-1859

15.
Warren Vester Clark, Sacremento, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

Creator:
Clark, Warren Vester, 1821-1898
Published / Created:
1858 May 4
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2648
Collection Title:
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 13
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut., Letters from Warren Vester Clark to his brother include a request for Wilson to purchase Warren's passage to California via the Isthmus of Panama in March 1850, as well as his perceptions of California after his arrival and his poor health in August 1850. Other letters describe his canal and lumber operations in Calaveras County, as well as his legal and financial issues with Charles A. Candes over debts incurred in California and his disagreements with their brother, Rodney Clark. He also mentions their maternal relatives Burr Higgins and Sylvester Noyes Higgins of Erie County, Ohio, in relation to financial issues., and Letters to Wilson Hart Clark chiefly from his older brother, Warren Vester Clark, and his younger brother, Rodney Clark that include information about their experiences in northeastern California, 1850-1868, as well as related enclosures of promissory notes, drafts, and receipts. Other correspondence includes an 1850 letter from William J. Smith that describes his ocean journey from New Haven, Connecticut, around Cape Horn to San Francisco, California, 1849-1850.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009. and The sons of William Clark (1795-1862) and Minerva Higgins Clark (1799-1875) born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, included Warren Vester Clark (1821-1898), Wilson Hart Clark (1824-1887), and Rodney Clark (1829-1887). Warren Vester Clark emigrated to California in 1850 and worked as a water engineer, which included establishing the Clark Reservoir in Calaveras County. Wilson Hart Clark graduated from both Harvard College and the Yale Law School in 1845. On February 26, 1849, he married Julia Elizabeth Cable (born 1826). He practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut, was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the fourth district, 1859-1860, and a member of the New Haven Common Council, as well as owning a marble quarry. Rodney Clark worked as a sailor in Connecticut and was a miner and water collector in California.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Warren Vester Clark, Sacremento, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

16.
Rodney Clark, Rail Road Flat, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

Creator:
Clark, Rodney, 1824-1887
Published / Created:
1858 February 15
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2648
Collection Title:
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 12
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut., Letters from Warren Vester Clark to his brother include a request for Wilson to purchase Warren's passage to California via the Isthmus of Panama in March 1850, as well as his perceptions of California after his arrival and his poor health in August 1850. Other letters describe his canal and lumber operations in Calaveras County, as well as his legal and financial issues with Charles A. Candes over debts incurred in California and his disagreements with their brother, Rodney Clark. He also mentions their maternal relatives Burr Higgins and Sylvester Noyes Higgins of Erie County, Ohio, in relation to financial issues., and Letters to Wilson Hart Clark chiefly from his older brother, Warren Vester Clark, and his younger brother, Rodney Clark that include information about their experiences in northeastern California, 1850-1868, as well as related enclosures of promissory notes, drafts, and receipts. Other correspondence includes an 1850 letter from William J. Smith that describes his ocean journey from New Haven, Connecticut, around Cape Horn to San Francisco, California, 1849-1850.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009. and The sons of William Clark (1795-1862) and Minerva Higgins Clark (1799-1875) born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, included Warren Vester Clark (1821-1898), Wilson Hart Clark (1824-1887), and Rodney Clark (1829-1887). Warren Vester Clark emigrated to California in 1850 and worked as a water engineer, which included establishing the Clark Reservoir in Calaveras County. Wilson Hart Clark graduated from both Harvard College and the Yale Law School in 1845. On February 26, 1849, he married Julia Elizabeth Cable (born 1826). He practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut, was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the fourth district, 1859-1860, and a member of the New Haven Common Council, as well as owning a marble quarry. Rodney Clark worked as a sailor in Connecticut and was a miner and water collector in California.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Rodney Clark, Rail Road Flat, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

17.
Rodney Clark, New Haven, Connecticut, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

Creator:
Clark, Rodney, 1824-1887
Published / Created:
1857 December 18
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2648
Collection Title:
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 11
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut., Letters from Warren Vester Clark to his brother include a request for Wilson to purchase Warren's passage to California via the Isthmus of Panama in March 1850, as well as his perceptions of California after his arrival and his poor health in August 1850. Other letters describe his canal and lumber operations in Calaveras County, as well as his legal and financial issues with Charles A. Candes over debts incurred in California and his disagreements with their brother, Rodney Clark. He also mentions their maternal relatives Burr Higgins and Sylvester Noyes Higgins of Erie County, Ohio, in relation to financial issues., and Letters to Wilson Hart Clark chiefly from his older brother, Warren Vester Clark, and his younger brother, Rodney Clark that include information about their experiences in northeastern California, 1850-1868, as well as related enclosures of promissory notes, drafts, and receipts. Other correspondence includes an 1850 letter from William J. Smith that describes his ocean journey from New Haven, Connecticut, around Cape Horn to San Francisco, California, 1849-1850.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009. and The sons of William Clark (1795-1862) and Minerva Higgins Clark (1799-1875) born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, included Warren Vester Clark (1821-1898), Wilson Hart Clark (1824-1887), and Rodney Clark (1829-1887). Warren Vester Clark emigrated to California in 1850 and worked as a water engineer, which included establishing the Clark Reservoir in Calaveras County. Wilson Hart Clark graduated from both Harvard College and the Yale Law School in 1845. On February 26, 1849, he married Julia Elizabeth Cable (born 1826). He practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut, was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the fourth district, 1859-1860, and a member of the New Haven Common Council, as well as owning a marble quarry. Rodney Clark worked as a sailor in Connecticut and was a miner and water collector in California.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Rodney Clark, New Haven, Connecticut, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

18.
Rodney Clark and Martin Carrington, New Haven, Connecticut, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven

Creator:
Clark, Rodney, 1824-1887
Published / Created:
1857 August 1
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2648
Collection Title:
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 10
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut., Letters from Warren Vester Clark to his brother include a request for Wilson to purchase Warren's passage to California via the Isthmus of Panama in March 1850, as well as his perceptions of California after his arrival and his poor health in August 1850. Other letters describe his canal and lumber operations in Calaveras County, as well as his legal and financial issues with Charles A. Candes over debts incurred in California and his disagreements with their brother, Rodney Clark. He also mentions their maternal relatives Burr Higgins and Sylvester Noyes Higgins of Erie County, Ohio, in relation to financial issues., and Letters to Wilson Hart Clark chiefly from his older brother, Warren Vester Clark, and his younger brother, Rodney Clark that include information about their experiences in northeastern California, 1850-1868, as well as related enclosures of promissory notes, drafts, and receipts. Other correspondence includes an 1850 letter from William J. Smith that describes his ocean journey from New Haven, Connecticut, around Cape Horn to San Francisco, California, 1849-1850.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009. and The sons of William Clark (1795-1862) and Minerva Higgins Clark (1799-1875) born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, included Warren Vester Clark (1821-1898), Wilson Hart Clark (1824-1887), and Rodney Clark (1829-1887). Warren Vester Clark emigrated to California in 1850 and worked as a water engineer, which included establishing the Clark Reservoir in Calaveras County. Wilson Hart Clark graduated from both Harvard College and the Yale Law School in 1845. On February 26, 1849, he married Julia Elizabeth Cable (born 1826). He practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut, was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the fourth district, 1859-1860, and a member of the New Haven Common Council, as well as owning a marble quarry. Rodney Clark worked as a sailor in Connecticut and was a miner and water collector in California.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Rodney Clark and Martin Carrington, New Haven, Connecticut, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

19.
Rodney Clark and Martin Carrington, Woodbridge, Connecticut, to Andrew Clark, Woodbridge

Creator:
Clark, Rodney, 1824-1887
Published / Created:
1857 March 22
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2648
Collection Title:
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 9
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut., Letters from Warren Vester Clark to his brother include a request for Wilson to purchase Warren's passage to California via the Isthmus of Panama in March 1850, as well as his perceptions of California after his arrival and his poor health in August 1850. Other letters describe his canal and lumber operations in Calaveras County, as well as his legal and financial issues with Charles A. Candes over debts incurred in California and his disagreements with their brother, Rodney Clark. He also mentions their maternal relatives Burr Higgins and Sylvester Noyes Higgins of Erie County, Ohio, in relation to financial issues., and Letters to Wilson Hart Clark chiefly from his older brother, Warren Vester Clark, and his younger brother, Rodney Clark that include information about their experiences in northeastern California, 1850-1868, as well as related enclosures of promissory notes, drafts, and receipts. Other correspondence includes an 1850 letter from William J. Smith that describes his ocean journey from New Haven, Connecticut, around Cape Horn to San Francisco, California, 1849-1850.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009. and The sons of William Clark (1795-1862) and Minerva Higgins Clark (1799-1875) born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, included Warren Vester Clark (1821-1898), Wilson Hart Clark (1824-1887), and Rodney Clark (1829-1887). Warren Vester Clark emigrated to California in 1850 and worked as a water engineer, which included establishing the Clark Reservoir in Calaveras County. Wilson Hart Clark graduated from both Harvard College and the Yale Law School in 1845. On February 26, 1849, he married Julia Elizabeth Cable (born 1826). He practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut, was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the fourth district, 1859-1860, and a member of the New Haven Common Council, as well as owning a marble quarry. Rodney Clark worked as a sailor in Connecticut and was a miner and water collector in California.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Rodney Clark and Martin Carrington, Woodbridge, Connecticut, to Andrew Clark, Woodbridge, Connecticut

20.
Rodney Clark and Martin Carrington, New Haven, Connecticut, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven

Creator:
Clark, Rodney, 1824-1887
Published / Created:
1857 March 20
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2648
Collection Title:
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 8
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut., Letters from Warren Vester Clark to his brother include a request for Wilson to purchase Warren's passage to California via the Isthmus of Panama in March 1850, as well as his perceptions of California after his arrival and his poor health in August 1850. Other letters describe his canal and lumber operations in Calaveras County, as well as his legal and financial issues with Charles A. Candes over debts incurred in California and his disagreements with their brother, Rodney Clark. He also mentions their maternal relatives Burr Higgins and Sylvester Noyes Higgins of Erie County, Ohio, in relation to financial issues., and Letters to Wilson Hart Clark chiefly from his older brother, Warren Vester Clark, and his younger brother, Rodney Clark that include information about their experiences in northeastern California, 1850-1868, as well as related enclosures of promissory notes, drafts, and receipts. Other correspondence includes an 1850 letter from William J. Smith that describes his ocean journey from New Haven, Connecticut, around Cape Horn to San Francisco, California, 1849-1850.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009. and The sons of William Clark (1795-1862) and Minerva Higgins Clark (1799-1875) born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, included Warren Vester Clark (1821-1898), Wilson Hart Clark (1824-1887), and Rodney Clark (1829-1887). Warren Vester Clark emigrated to California in 1850 and worked as a water engineer, which included establishing the Clark Reservoir in Calaveras County. Wilson Hart Clark graduated from both Harvard College and the Yale Law School in 1845. On February 26, 1849, he married Julia Elizabeth Cable (born 1826). He practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut, was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the fourth district, 1859-1860, and a member of the New Haven Common Council, as well as owning a marble quarry. Rodney Clark worked as a sailor in Connecticut and was a miner and water collector in California.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Rodney Clark and Martin Carrington, New Haven, Connecticut, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

21.
Map of a survey of the Mokelumne Hill Canal and a reconnoissance of the adjoining country

Creator:
Goddard, George H. (George Henry), 1817-1906, cartographer
Published / Created:
[1855?]
Call Number:
BrSides Zc72 855gn
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
cartographic image
Description:
BEIN Broadsides Zc72 855gn: Mounted on linen. Autograph: H.W. Turner. Withdrawn stamp: Map Collection, University of California Library., Oriented with north toward upper right., Relief shown by hachures., Shows settlements, roads, ditches, flumes, etc., Includes table of distances., and Coordinates not present on map and are approximated.
Publisher:
Lith of Britton & Rey
Subject (Geographic):
California, Calaveras County, Calaveras County (Calif.), Mokelumne Hill Canal (Calif.), and Calaveras County.
Subject (Topic):
Canals
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Map of a survey of the Mokelumne Hill Canal and a reconnoissance of the adjoining country / [cartographic material]

22.
Warren Vester Clark, Michigan Bar, California, to Burr Higgins, Sandusky, Ohio

Creator:
Clark, Warren Vester, 1821-1898
Published / Created:
1853 October 20
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2648
Collection Title:
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 5
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut., Letters from Warren Vester Clark to his brother include a request for Wilson to purchase Warren's passage to California via the Isthmus of Panama in March 1850, as well as his perceptions of California after his arrival and his poor health in August 1850. Other letters describe his canal and lumber operations in Calaveras County, as well as his legal and financial issues with Charles A. Candes over debts incurred in California and his disagreements with their brother, Rodney Clark. He also mentions their maternal relatives Burr Higgins and Sylvester Noyes Higgins of Erie County, Ohio, in relation to financial issues., and Letters to Wilson Hart Clark chiefly from his older brother, Warren Vester Clark, and his younger brother, Rodney Clark that include information about their experiences in northeastern California, 1850-1868, as well as related enclosures of promissory notes, drafts, and receipts. Other correspondence includes an 1850 letter from William J. Smith that describes his ocean journey from New Haven, Connecticut, around Cape Horn to San Francisco, California, 1849-1850.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009. and The sons of William Clark (1795-1862) and Minerva Higgins Clark (1799-1875) born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, included Warren Vester Clark (1821-1898), Wilson Hart Clark (1824-1887), and Rodney Clark (1829-1887). Warren Vester Clark emigrated to California in 1850 and worked as a water engineer, which included establishing the Clark Reservoir in Calaveras County. Wilson Hart Clark graduated from both Harvard College and the Yale Law School in 1845. On February 26, 1849, he married Julia Elizabeth Cable (born 1826). He practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut, was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the fourth district, 1859-1860, and a member of the New Haven Common Council, as well as owning a marble quarry. Rodney Clark worked as a sailor in Connecticut and was a miner and water collector in California.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Higgins, Burr
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Warren Vester Clark, Michigan Bar, California, to Burr Higgins, Sandusky, Ohio

23.
Warren Vester Clark, Sacramento, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

Creator:
Clark, Warren Vester, 1821-1898
Published / Created:
1850 August 12
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2648
Collection Title:
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 4
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut., Letters from Warren Vester Clark to his brother include a request for Wilson to purchase Warren's passage to California via the Isthmus of Panama in March 1850, as well as his perceptions of California after his arrival and his poor health in August 1850. Other letters describe his canal and lumber operations in Calaveras County, as well as his legal and financial issues with Charles A. Candes over debts incurred in California and his disagreements with their brother, Rodney Clark. He also mentions their maternal relatives Burr Higgins and Sylvester Noyes Higgins of Erie County, Ohio, in relation to financial issues., and Letters to Wilson Hart Clark chiefly from his older brother, Warren Vester Clark, and his younger brother, Rodney Clark that include information about their experiences in northeastern California, 1850-1868, as well as related enclosures of promissory notes, drafts, and receipts. Other correspondence includes an 1850 letter from William J. Smith that describes his ocean journey from New Haven, Connecticut, around Cape Horn to San Francisco, California, 1849-1850.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009. and The sons of William Clark (1795-1862) and Minerva Higgins Clark (1799-1875) born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, included Warren Vester Clark (1821-1898), Wilson Hart Clark (1824-1887), and Rodney Clark (1829-1887). Warren Vester Clark emigrated to California in 1850 and worked as a water engineer, which included establishing the Clark Reservoir in Calaveras County. Wilson Hart Clark graduated from both Harvard College and the Yale Law School in 1845. On February 26, 1849, he married Julia Elizabeth Cable (born 1826). He practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut, was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the fourth district, 1859-1860, and a member of the New Haven Common Council, as well as owning a marble quarry. Rodney Clark worked as a sailor in Connecticut and was a miner and water collector in California.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Warren Vester Clark, Sacramento, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

24.
Warren Vester Clark, Sandusky, Ohio, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut

Creator:
Clark, Warren Vester, 1821-1898
Published / Created:
1850 March 11
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2648
Collection Title:
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 2
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut., Letters from Warren Vester Clark to his brother include a request for Wilson to purchase Warren's passage to California via the Isthmus of Panama in March 1850, as well as his perceptions of California after his arrival and his poor health in August 1850. Other letters describe his canal and lumber operations in Calaveras County, as well as his legal and financial issues with Charles A. Candes over debts incurred in California and his disagreements with their brother, Rodney Clark. He also mentions their maternal relatives Burr Higgins and Sylvester Noyes Higgins of Erie County, Ohio, in relation to financial issues., and Letters to Wilson Hart Clark chiefly from his older brother, Warren Vester Clark, and his younger brother, Rodney Clark that include information about their experiences in northeastern California, 1850-1868, as well as related enclosures of promissory notes, drafts, and receipts. Other correspondence includes an 1850 letter from William J. Smith that describes his ocean journey from New Haven, Connecticut, around Cape Horn to San Francisco, California, 1849-1850.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009. and The sons of William Clark (1795-1862) and Minerva Higgins Clark (1799-1875) born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, included Warren Vester Clark (1821-1898), Wilson Hart Clark (1824-1887), and Rodney Clark (1829-1887). Warren Vester Clark emigrated to California in 1850 and worked as a water engineer, which included establishing the Clark Reservoir in Calaveras County. Wilson Hart Clark graduated from both Harvard College and the Yale Law School in 1845. On February 26, 1849, he married Julia Elizabeth Cable (born 1826). He practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut, was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the fourth district, 1859-1860, and a member of the New Haven Common Council, as well as owning a marble quarry. Rodney Clark worked as a sailor in Connecticut and was a miner and water collector in California.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Warren Vester Clark, Sandusky, Ohio, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut