Details
Title

James M. Bateman papers 1873-1898

Date

1873-1898

Call Number

BHS 273

Contents

1 box (7 folders).

Description

This collection contains account books and diaries of a Boulder farmer in the late 1800s. The account books are daily records of various produce and farm stock that James Bateman sold at the Boulder market, as well as farm expenditures. The diaries chronicle the daily life of a farmer/retired person during this period.

History

Bateman lived in Boulder town from 1891 until his death in 1898. He stayed at Brainard's Hotel until moving into a boarding house on Pearl Street on 16 March 1896. Bateman was buried in Columbia Cemetery, Boulder.
James M. Bateman was born in Pembrokeshire, Wales, on 10 July 1830, and died in Boulder, Colorado, on 6 October 1898. He came to Colorado in 1860, and moved to Boulder in 1861. He owned land on the Farmer's Ditch near Boulder; his farm was valued at $7,000 in the 1885 census. Bateman sold eggs, butter, chickens and other farm produce in town. He lived alone, but interacted with numerous friends in the neighborhood. In 1890 he sold his farm for $9,500, and moved into town.
The 1880 and 1885 Boulder County (Colo.) census records list James M. Bateman. The 1880 census lists him as a widower, farmer, born in Wales in 1830. In 1885 he is listed again as a widower and farmer--born in England in 1829 and living in census enumeration district no. 1, which included Boulder, Lafayette, Louisville, Marshall, and surrounding rural areas.

Terms of Use

RIGHTS: The historic photographs and documents, with the Source BHS, belong to the Boulder Historical Society/Museum of Boulder and require attribution when used. These items are on permanent loan to the Carnegie Library for Local History. No duplicated materials may be deposited, or placed on file in any other archive, museum, library or similar repository. Questions of copyright are the responsibility of the user.

Format

Ledgers.
Diaries.

Author

Bateman, James M. 1830-1898

Subjects

Bateman, James M, 1830-1898
Brainard's Hotel (Boulder, Colo.)
Farm life--Colorado--Boulder County
Farm management--Records and correspondence--Colorado--Boulder County
Farm produce--Colorado--Boulder County
Eggs--Marketing--Colorado--Boulder County
Breeding--Colorado--Boulder County
Farmers--Colorado--Boulder County
Retirement--Colorado--Boulder
Meteorology--Observations--Colorado--Boulder
Boulder County (Colo.)--Economic conditions
Colorado--Description and travel

Acquisition Note

Donor: unknown Date unknown

Note

This collection is on permanent loan from the Boulder Historical Society.
Raymond Carey's notes (BHS 300 b01 f21) contain a transcribed extract from the Bateman diaries, and considerable biographical information about James M. Bateman.

James M. Bateman, account book 1875-1884
James M. Bateman, account book 1875-1884
Call Number 273-1-1
Date 1875-1884
Contents 1 v.
Description Accounts of eggs sold Jan. 1876 - May 1876, mares and cows bred 1875 - 1884, stock ranching 1888, farm expenditures 1878 - 1884, and farm receipts 1875 - 1884.

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James M. Bateman, account book 1875-1888
James M. Bateman, account book 1875-1888, Time book
Call Number 273-1-2
Date 1875-1888
Contents 1 v.
Description Accounts of eggs sold June 1875 - Apr. 1877, men hired Aug. 1879 - Nov. 1888, and cash accounts June 1876 - Apr. 1876. The title "Time Book" is written on the front cover.

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James M. Bateman diary 1873-1875
James M. Bateman diary 1873-1875
Call Number 273-1-3
Date 1873-1875
Contents 1 v.
Description The initial 6 pages contain monthly accounts of egg sales, followed by 6 pages regarding the breeding of cows and mares and the sale of butter, 1873-1875. The remainder of the volume consists of daily accounts of James Bateman's activities, 1 January 1873 through 31 December 1875.

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James M. Bateman diary 1884-1888
James M. Bateman diary 1884-1888
Call Number 273-1-4
Date 1884-1888
Contents 1 v.
Description This is a daily account of a farmer's life, 1 January 1884 - 30 June 1888. It contains no entries for the period from 5 April 1887 through 31 December 1887. About sixty percent of the volume is blank.

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James M. Bateman diary 1891-1892
James M. Bateman diary 1891-1892
Call Number 273-1-5
Date 1891-1892
Contents 1 v.
Description This is a daily account of a retired farmer's life, 21 April 1891 - 30 June 1892. Bateman had sold his farm in June 1890 for $9,500, and was living at Brainard's Hotel. Though he often had nothing to record other than the weather, he faithfully kept his diary. Bateman attended the M.E. Church in Boulder, and witnessed the cornerstone laying for its second church building on 1 December 1891.

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James M. Bateman diary 1892-1895
James M. Bateman diary 1892-1895
Call Number 273-1-6
Date 1892-1895
Contents 1 v.
Description This is a daily account of a retired farmer's life, 1 July 1892 through 12 February 1895. During this period, Bateman was still living at Brainard's Hotel. He made a trip through Denver, Colorado Springs and the top of Pike's Peak on August 29 - September 4, then was off again from September 26 to October 19, attending the World's Fair in Chicago. A 2-page list of promissory notes precedes this diary.

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James M. Bateman diary 1895-1898
James M. Bateman diary 1895-1898
Call Number 273-1-7
Date 1895-1898
Contents 1 v.
Description This is a daily account of a retired farmer's life, 1 March 1895 through 1 August 1898. In this diary, Bateman does little more than describe the weather in Boulder. In 1896 he moved from Brainard's Hotel to a boarding house in the Rogers Block of Pearl Street in Boulder.

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