Harpending, Asbury
Born in Kentucky, Harpending (1840-1923) was a financier, adventurer, and one of the primary figures in the Great Diamond Hoax of the 1870s.
From the description of Asbury Harpending papers, 1863-1919. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122332383
Asbury Harpending (1839-1923) was a miner, mining investor and financier in the fields of real estate, mining, and railroads. His mining interests included gold mines in California, Utah and Mexico. Much of Harpending's career was spent in San Francisco.
From the description of Papers, 1867-1916. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 27426209
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Harpending, Asbury. Asbury Harpending papers, 1867-1900. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Harpending, Asbury. Asbury Harpending papers, 1863-1919. | California historical society | |
| creatorOf | Harpending, Asbury. Lease between Asbury Harpending and Frank R. and Alfred O. Larkin : San Francisco, Calif. : ms, 1868 Aug. 1, 1871 Dec. 12. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Harpending, Asbury. Papers, 1867-1916. | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| referencedIn | Henderson, Wallace W. Wallace Henderson papers, 1945-1960. | University of Kentucky Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Oroville and Virginia City Railroad Company. Oroville and Virginia City Railroad Company papers, 1867-1868. | UC Berkeley Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Henderson, Wallace W. | person |
| associatedWith | Larkin, Alfred Otis. | person |
| associatedWith | Larkin, Frank R. | person |
| associatedWith | Maurice Dore & Co. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Oroville and Virginia City Railroad Company. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1839
Death 1923-01-26
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