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1. Going to California in 1849 by E. L. Christman
- Creator:
- Christman, Enos, 1828-1912
- Published / Created:
- 1849 April 9
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1266
- Collection Title:
- Journals and correspondence, 1849-1896.
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder Moving to California in 1849 by E. L. Christman
- Image Count:
- 15
- Abstract:
- Enos Christman's journals describe his 1849 sea voyage around the Horn from Philadelphia to San Francisco, his work in the gold fields and for the Sonora Herald. Pasted into the back of one journal are newspaper clippings of Christman's letters to Pennsylvania newspapers from his vacations in southern California, dated 1891-1896. There is correspondence between Christman and his fiancée Ellen A. Apple, his patron Henry S. Evans, his companion DeWitt Clinton Atkins, his friend Enos Prizer, and others.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Description and travel and California--Gold discoveries
- Subject (Name):
- Apple, Ellen A, Atkins, DeWitt Clinton, Evans, Henry S, and Prizer, Enos
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, Journalism--California, Sonora Herald (1850), and Voyages to the Pacific coast
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Going to California in 1849 by E. L. Christman
2. Overland journey : from Leesburg, Pennsylvania, to the California mines / by Alexander Love, 1849-1852.
- Creator:
- Love, Alexander, 1810?-
- Published / Created:
- 1849-1852
- Call Number:
- WA MSS 309
- Image Count:
- 442
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Love's journal describes the 1849 trip from Pennsylvania to California, going by boat to St. Louis and Independence, then overland by the Platte, the Sweetwater, Sublette's Cut-off, Fort Hall, the California Trail, the Humboldt, the Truckee, Yuba and Bear rivers. Love describes prospecting in the Sacramento River Valley, troubles with Indians, and his life at Maj. P. B. Reading's ranch. He decided to sail home in 1852 by way of Panama.
- Description:
- Diary and typed transcript stored in a case., Gift of William Robertson Coe., and The diary is composed of four notebooks and various sizes of letter paper sewed together in a homemade calf binding.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California National Historic Trail, Sacramento Valley (Calif.), and West (U.S.)--Description and travel
- Subject (Name):
- Love, Alexander, 1810?- and Reading, P. B.
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life--California, Indians of North America--California, Mines and mineral resources--California--Sacramento Valley, Overland journeys to the Pacific, and Overland journeys to the Pacific--1849
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Overland journey : from Leesburg, Pennsylvania, to the California mines / by Alexander Love, 1849-1852.
3. 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
4. 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
5. Feb-Mar 1850
- Creator:
- Ellis, William C.
- Published / Created:
- Feb-Mar 1850
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-41
- Collection Title:
- William C. Ellis letters to his wife Cornelia
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 1
- Image Count:
- 16
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Seventy letters from William C. Ellis to his wife describe the trip to California by way of Panama and experiences in the gold fields. Accompanied by six other family letters, including five letters by or to Anne Ellis, wife of the Welsh poet, Robert Ellis.
- Description:
- The six additional family letters were a gift of Hannah C. Ellis in 1961.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Gold discoveries
- Subject (Name):
- Ellis, Anne, Ellis, Cornelia, Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875, and Ellis, William C.
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Feb-Mar 1850
6. Apr-Oct 1850
- Creator:
- Ellis, William C.
- Published / Created:
- Apr-Oct 1850
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-41
- Collection Title:
- William C. Ellis letters to his wife Cornelia
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 2
- Image Count:
- 32
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Seventy letters from William C. Ellis to his wife describe the trip to California by way of Panama and experiences in the gold fields. Accompanied by six other family letters, including five letters by or to Anne Ellis, wife of the Welsh poet, Robert Ellis.
- Description:
- The six additional family letters were a gift of Hannah C. Ellis in 1961.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Gold discoveries
- Subject (Name):
- Ellis, Anne, Ellis, Cornelia, Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875, and Ellis, William C.
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Apr-Oct 1850
7. Aug-Dec 1850
- Creator:
- Ellis, William C.
- Published / Created:
- Aug-Dec 1850
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-41
- Collection Title:
- William C. Ellis letters to his wife Cornelia
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 3
- Image Count:
- 38
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Seventy letters from William C. Ellis to his wife describe the trip to California by way of Panama and experiences in the gold fields. Accompanied by six other family letters, including five letters by or to Anne Ellis, wife of the Welsh poet, Robert Ellis.
- Description:
- The six additional family letters were a gift of Hannah C. Ellis in 1961.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Gold discoveries
- Subject (Name):
- Ellis, Anne, Ellis, Cornelia, Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875, and Ellis, William C.
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Aug-Dec 1850
8. Jan-Jun 1851
- Creator:
- Ellis, William C.
- Published / Created:
- Jan-Jun 1851
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-41
- Collection Title:
- William C. Ellis letters to his wife Cornelia
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 4
- Image Count:
- 28
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Seventy letters from William C. Ellis to his wife describe the trip to California by way of Panama and experiences in the gold fields. Accompanied by six other family letters, including five letters by or to Anne Ellis, wife of the Welsh poet, Robert Ellis.
- Description:
- The six additional family letters were a gift of Hannah C. Ellis in 1961.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Gold discoveries
- Subject (Name):
- Ellis, Anne, Ellis, Cornelia, Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875, and Ellis, William C.
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Jan-Jun 1851
9. Jul-Dec 1851
- Creator:
- Ellis, William C.
- Published / Created:
- Jul-Dec 1851
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-41
- Collection Title:
- William C. Ellis letters to his wife Cornelia
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 5
- Image Count:
- 57
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Seventy letters from William C. Ellis to his wife describe the trip to California by way of Panama and experiences in the gold fields. Accompanied by six other family letters, including five letters by or to Anne Ellis, wife of the Welsh poet, Robert Ellis.
- Description:
- The six additional family letters were a gift of Hannah C. Ellis in 1961.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Gold discoveries
- Subject (Name):
- Ellis, Anne, Ellis, Cornelia, Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875, and Ellis, William C.
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Jul-Dec 1851