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Amos Parmalee Catlin addenda

Description

This addenda has 120 items and is mostly correspondence, business records, and legal documents (1849-1867) that pertain to Amos Parmalee Catlin and the American River Water and Mining Company. Subjects covered include California politics and government, gold mines and mining, mines and mineral industries, mining claims, quartz mines and mining, and riparian rights on the American River. Also included in the addenda is correspondence of Charles T.H. Palmer, a business associate of Catlin.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1849-1871
Call number
mssHM 64312-64431
Creator
Catlin, Amos Parmalee (1823-1900)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased by John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller on behalf of The Huntington from Pacific Book Auction Galleries, Sale 153, lot 207, February 1998.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Palmer, Charles T. H. (1827-1897.)
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