Manuscripts
D. A. Pimpell letter to his mother
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Zachariah Heywood letter to Jonathan Heywood
Manuscripts
In this letter addressed "Dear Brother," Zachariah Heywood writes that he, along with eight others, has found a claim in Placer County valued at one thousand dollars a share. He hopes to be able to return home the following spring.
mssHM 4207
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H. C. D. Baker letter to his family
Manuscripts
In this letter addressed to "Dear brother and sister," H.C.D. Baker writes of his current situation in Sacramento. With lithograph on final page depicting the plights of fictitious miner "John Smith."
mssHM 16548
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John D. Mitchell letters
Manuscripts
One of the letters is a 16-page detailed account of Mitchell's voyage around Cape Horn and arrival in San Francisco in April 1849. The other letters are about Mitchell's experiences living in San Francisco and Sacramento including witnessing several hangings; his letters also give details regarding his attempts at mining for gold.
mssHM 63944-63950
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Map of Yakima Region Washington Ter. / By A. D. Wilson, Chief Topographer
Rare Books
Alt. title from cover. See 317923 for Northern Transcontinental Survey in Montana. At head of title: "Northern Transcontinental Survey Rafael Pumpelly, Director." Ms note: 317925. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: contour lines. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.
317925
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John D. Crawford letter to Medorem Crawford
Manuscripts
In this letter to his brother, John Crawford writes that he has just finished building a house for himself ten miles outside Georgetown, California. In addition, he has also built a public house at the head of Otter Creek, and hopes that it will do good business. Despite the varying success of mining in recent times, he considers his prospects for the next year to be looking well, and after that time, he hopes to settle somewhere in the west or south.
mssHM 16378
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Theodore S. McLellan letters
Manuscripts
The letters, which are written to McLellan's wife, Mary, discuss McLellan's voyage to and life in California. He tried mining when he first got to California, but he eventually gave it up and took a job in a printing press. His letters also describe both the people and scenes of Sacramento and San Francisco. Two of the letters include pictorial lettersheets including "View of Sacramento City, From Washington Published by The Placer Times." Also included with the letters are five documents: three land deeds, a draft, and a bill of sale for the bark America
mssMcLellan