Henry Rice Mann diary
Scope and Contents
Typed transcript of part of Henry Rice Mann's diary. Transcript begins June 22, 1849 and ends September 18, 1849. On the entry of August 10, 1849, Mann is 35 years old. The diary recounts his trip across the United States to become a gold panner in California. Mann describes the climate, surrounding nature, the wagon train, camping life, and the prospect of searching for gold in California.
Dates
- 1849 June-September
Creator
- Mann, Henry Rice, 1814-1852 (author, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Henry Rice Mann was born on August 10, 1814, in Middlebury, Vermont to Patty Rice and Larnard Mann. He married Olive Lucinda Trowbridge in 1839 in Michigan. They had four children. Henry travelled to Sacramento City, California, without his family, to participate in the Gold Rush in 1849. After unsuccessfully panning, Henry became Jackson’s first post master in 1851. He and his business partner, William McKim, opened the Astor House, a boarding house for miners and travelers. Mann died on May 20, 1852, in Jackson, California at the age of 37. He was attacked by a bear that he had chained to a tree and kept as a pet.
FamilySearch, April 1, 2024 (b. 1814 d. 1852)
Extent
1 volume (23 pages) ; 28 cm
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Original copy of diary was passed through the family line from Henry Rice Mann to Adeline Mann Turner (daughter) to Olive Eleanor "Ellen" Turner (daughter of Adeline) to Margaret Adeline Toye Cox (daughter of Olive).
Appraisal
Western history (Mormon and Western American Manuscripts Collection Development Policy V.B.5.c, 2020)
Processing Information
Processed; Isabella Titus: 2024.
- Title
- Register of Henry Rice Mann diary
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Isabella Titus
- Date
- 2024 April 1
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States