James S. Valk diary

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unitid

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{"value"=>"3120", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"James S. Valk diary"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1836-1879", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1836/1879"}

physdesc

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abstract

{"value"=>"Diary kept by James S. Valk, 1836-1879. Describes his youth in Hanover, Germany; emigration to New York, and via Isthmus of Panama, to California; mining of gold and platinum at Gold Beach, Oregon; an 1856 Indian attack; slaying of Ben Wright; costs of provisions; Indian customs; and events in San Francisco. Two copies; the second has variations and is partly in the hand of the author"}

date_inclusive_start

1836

date_inclusive_end

1879

origination

{"value"=>"Valk, James S", "type"=>"persname"}

keydate

1836

prefercite

{"value"=>"James S. Valk diary, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

.04 linear feet (1 volume)

date_start

1836

date_end

1879

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