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Diary of John M. Copeland

Title
Diary of John M. Copeland, 1876.
Author
Copeland, John Milton.

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Diaries – Colorado – 19th century.
Access (note)
  • Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
Cite As (note)
  • John M. Copeland diary, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
Reproduction (note)
  • Typescript by Benjamin Draper.
Original Location (note)
  • Original diary owned by Genevieve Nowlin, Kansas City, Missouri.
Source (note)
  • Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Draper, California Academy of Sciences
  • Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Draper, California Academy of Sciences
Biography (note)
  • Typescript of a diary kept by John Milton Copeland in the mining town of Georgetown, Colorado, from January 30 to December 27, 1876. The majority of the diary is made up of short entries on daily life, such as Copeland's wages and expenditures and the weather (he complains about dust, mud, and rain). Copeland writes that Georgetown had the "stillness of death" because of poor mining prospects and economic decline, as well as a number of deaths from pneumonia. Copeland makes several references to politics, including the voting count from the successful bid to grant Colorado statehood, the Silver Question, and disputes, both local and national, between Democrats and Republicans. He also mentions an incident where "Italians engaged in a general shooting at Silver Plume."
Call Number
MssCol 666
OCLC
519742049
Author
Copeland, John Milton.
Title
Diary of John M. Copeland, 1876.
Cite As:
John M. Copeland diary, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
Reproduction
Typescript by Benjamin Draper.
Original Location
Original diary owned by Genevieve Nowlin, Kansas City, Missouri.
Restricted Access
Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
Biography
Typescript of a diary kept by John Milton Copeland in the mining town of Georgetown, Colorado, from January 30 to December 27, 1876. The majority of the diary is made up of short entries on daily life, such as Copeland's wages and expenditures and the weather (he complains about dust, mud, and rain). Copeland writes that Georgetown had the "stillness of death" because of poor mining prospects and economic decline, as well as a number of deaths from pneumonia. Copeland makes several references to politics, including the voting count from the successful bid to grant Colorado statehood, the Silver Question, and disputes, both local and national, between Democrats and Republicans. He also mentions an incident where "Italians engaged in a general shooting at Silver Plume."
Source
Gift Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Draper, California Academy of Sciences, 1961.
Research Call Number
MssCol 666
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