Box 1
Container
Contains 13 Results:
Two letters from Henry O. Roberts, a clerk in the merchant firm of Charles H. Miller, to Captain Chaney, who was serving as a factor on the Cape Coast of Africa, 1861
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: SERIES II.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series II. Business Correspondence contains two 1861 letters from Henry O. Roberts to James Henry Chaney in which he discusses business conditions, as well as the prosecution of the Civil War.
Dates:
1861
A series of academic writing exercises, including short essays in geography and ancient history, 1848
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: SERIES IV.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series IV. Miscellaneous Material contains a series of writing exercises done by James Henry Chaney, 1848; a lithographic print of a vigilante hanging in San Francisco, undated; and material unrelated to James Henry Chaney that accompanied the collection, undated.
Dates:
1848
A copy of the lithograph "Tremendous Excitement; Samuel Whittaker and Robert McKenzie rescued from the authorities and hung by the Vigilance Committee, August 24th" (by Justh, Quirot & Company, San Francisco, ca. 1851), undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: SERIES IV.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series IV. Miscellaneous Material contains a series of writing exercises done by James Henry Chaney, 1848; a lithographic print of a vigilante hanging in San Francisco, undated; and material unrelated to James Henry Chaney that accompanied the collection, undated.
Dates:
undated
A collection of notes and comments that accompanied the James Henry Chaney material, the author of which is speculated to be Edward Thomas, who presumably owned the material at one point. These notes are an attempt to reconstruct the voyages, etc., of the vessels aboard which Chaney served, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: SERIES IV.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series IV. Miscellaneous Material contains a series of writing exercises done by James Henry Chaney, 1848; a lithographic print of a vigilante hanging in San Francisco, undated; and material unrelated to James Henry Chaney that accompanied the collection, undated.
Dates:
undated
Letters to his parents, 1849-1856
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series I. Family Correspondence is a collection of letters to and from James Henry Chaney; these include letters from his siblings and parents as well as letters written to them. These letters are of a personal nature and contain material related to his going to sea, present whereabouts, family acquaintances encountered, and when he might possibly return home. A single non-family letter contained in this collection is from William B. Ashton to Chaney who is...
Dates:
1849-1856
From William B. Ashton, 1849
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: B.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series I. Family Correspondence is a collection of letters to and from James Henry Chaney; these include letters from his siblings and parents as well as letters written to them. These letters are of a personal nature and contain material related to his going to sea, present whereabouts, family acquaintances encountered, and when he might possibly return home. A single non-family letter contained in this collection is from William B. Ashton to Chaney who is...
Dates:
1849
From James Chaney (father) and Mary Webb Chaney (sister), 1853
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: B.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series I. Family Correspondence is a collection of letters to and from James Henry Chaney; these include letters from his siblings and parents as well as letters written to them. These letters are of a personal nature and contain material related to his going to sea, present whereabouts, family acquaintances encountered, and when he might possibly return home. A single non-family letter contained in this collection is from William B. Ashton to Chaney who is...
Dates:
1853
From George Leonard Chaney (brother), 1853
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: B.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series I. Family Correspondence is a collection of letters to and from James Henry Chaney; these include letters from his siblings and parents as well as letters written to them. These letters are of a personal nature and contain material related to his going to sea, present whereabouts, family acquaintances encountered, and when he might possibly return home. A single non-family letter contained in this collection is from William B. Ashton to Chaney who is...
Dates:
1853
From Mary Webb Chaney and Harriet Webb Chaney (sisters), 1853
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: B.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series I. Family Correspondence is a collection of letters to and from James Henry Chaney; these include letters from his siblings and parents as well as letters written to them. These letters are of a personal nature and contain material related to his going to sea, present whereabouts, family acquaintances encountered, and when he might possibly return home. A single non-family letter contained in this collection is from William B. Ashton to Chaney who is...
Dates:
1853
From George Leonard Chaney and James Chaney, 1853
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: B.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series I. Family Correspondence is a collection of letters to and from James Henry Chaney; these include letters from his siblings and parents as well as letters written to them. These letters are of a personal nature and contain material related to his going to sea, present whereabouts, family acquaintances encountered, and when he might possibly return home. A single non-family letter contained in this collection is from William B. Ashton to Chaney who is...
Dates:
1853