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B.C. Drey letter to "Dear Dode,"

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Description: In this letter, written from New Orleans, Drey describes a trip he took to Yosemite National Park when he lived in California. He also comments on his social life in New Orleans as well as the African Americans he sees in town. Drey also describes a religious service he observed at an African American church in New Orleans.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1866, July 3.
Call number: mssHM 67918
Creator: Drey, B. C(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from M. L. Brown, October 29, 1968.
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C.E. Pickett letter to "Dear Crawford," : Tumwater, Wash

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Letter from C.E. Pickett, a Washington miner, requesting the assistance of Crawford with some business and personal matters. These matters include clearing debts, requests for personal items and new goods, and other monetary concerns. Pickett also briefly describes his activities in Tumwater, Washington.

mssHM 70162

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J. Call letter to "Dear parents, brothers and sisters,"

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This letter was written by J. Call from San Francisco. In it, he describes his overland journey from the East coast to California. He details a cholera break out that killed many, a buffalo hunt, trading with Native Americans, and his arrival to California. He also describes life in California and the mines.

mssHM 83170

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Theodore Johnson letter to "Dear Sir,"

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Johnson requests the carte de visite of the unnamed recipient and his fellow office workers, and describes an intended office Photograph Album. He also describes the schooner Sacramento and asks after mutual acquaintances.

mssHM 72268

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"John" letter to "my dear aunt,"

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Typescript of a letter sent from "John" to "my dear Aunt," written while he was at sea heading to San Francisco on board the steamer Tennessee. He writes of leaving New York on the steamer Cherokee, canoing across the Isthmus of Panama, the scenery and native people of the area, and conditions on board the Tennessee. He concludes the letter on April 16 after his arrival in San Francisco, and briefly describes lumber and mining prospects.

mssHM 73059

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William Hayes Chamberlin journal

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The first volume is No. 5 of several copies Alexander Rea Chamberlin made of his great-grandfather's journal. It includes a facsimile copy of the original journal as well as facsimile copies of the journal as it was printed in the Lewisburg, Pennsylvania newspaper, Chronicle. in 1849 and 1850. Chamberlin's journal covers his overland journey to California in 1849. The volume also contains later entries from a diary Chamberlin kept in 1853 to 1857 while living in California. These entries also include a trip Chamberlin took back East by ship. While in New Orleans he makes several specific comments on the slaves he sees.

mssHM 82522

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George Fitman letter to "dear uncle,"

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George Fitman writes to his otherwise unidentified uncle that he has recovered from a severe case of "tifoid fever" that came close to claiming his life. As a result, he is in a bad way, out of money and unable to work. He gives a description of San Francisco, and describes the plights and experiences of the gold miner.

mssHM 19476

B.C. Drey letter to "Dear Dode,"

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