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Letters written by various people during the Gold Rush era 1848-1855.
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George B. Campbell
This collection consists of letters written by George B. Campble to his father, James Campbell, and sister, Rebecca. The bulk of the letters are written in from locations in Nevada and Sierra counties. A few come from locations in Washington Territory (Port Townsend, Port Discovery, Port...
99 pages: 30% complete (24% indexed, 88% transcribed, 58% needs review)
William R. Olden
Twenty-two letters from William Rodman Olden in California to his family in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The first letter is addressed to his wife and dated from Panama on May 13, 1849. The rest of the letters were sent to his sister, Mrs. A. Murray McIlvaine, and date from 1849 to 1877. This...
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117 pages: 8% complete (1% indexed, 83% transcribed, 74% needs review)