Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 [Autobiographical note related to Halleck's work at the New Almaden Quicksilver mines]

GLC07321

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GLC#
GLC07321
Type
Documents
Date
1855-1861
Author/Creator
Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872
Title
[Autobiographical note related to Halleck's work at the New Almaden Quicksilver mines]
Place Written
San Francisco, California
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 18.7 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Written on a printed form "To be returned to S.F. Baird" in which Halleck gave his name, his occupation as engineer, his address as San Francisco, and his branches of interest as engineering and mining. In the notes section, Halleck gives a brief explanation of his work as director of the mines, a position he held from 1853-1861. Notes experiments and the use of furnaces superior to those in Spain and Austria.

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