John Cornwell's Journal "To and From California"
Scope and Content
John Cornwell's Journal "To and From California" spans from March 16, 1852 through August 19, 1856, and contains Cornwell's narrative of his trip to California during the gold rush. The journal is a leather-bound book approximately 250 pages long. Besides the narrative, it also contains several expenditure lists, a series of missives relating to temperance issues, a drawing of Cape Horn by Samuel Webber, and a tipped in certificate naming Cornwell a member of the "Sons of Temperance."
Dates
- Creation: 1852-1856
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Biography of John Cornwell
According to Foster Cornwell (great grandson of John), John Cornwell was born May 17, 1812 in the village of Hollwell (now Picton), Prince Edward County, Canada. He died in Athens, Ohio, in 1883. He was the son of David Cornwell (born August 11, 1778 in Massachusetts and died near Gallipolis, Ohio on October 13th, 1819) and Phoebe Gilbert Goldsmith (born October 3, 1786 in Piscataway, Union county, New Jersey and died November 8, 1842).
Extent
0.3 cubic feet (1 book)
Abstract
John Cornwell's Journal "To and From California" spans from March 16, 1852 through August 19, 1856, and contains Cornwell's narrative of his trip to California during the gold rush.
Statement of Arrangement
The collection is a single item.
Description Note
Original, legacy collection inventories may contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Collection descriptions may change or be updated as they are verified. Please contact Mahn Center staff if you note any errors or discrepancies.
Subject
- Cornwell, John 1812-1883 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the John Cornwell's Journal "To and From California"
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Doug McCabe in October 2003
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- The finding aid was converted into EAD with funding support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
