Gold Rush Era Letters

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Gold Rush Era Letters
Letters written by various people during the Gold Rush era 1848-1855. Please note that historical materials in the Gold Rush Collections may include viewpoints and values that are not consistent with the values of the California State Library or the State of California and may be considered offensive. Materials must be viewed in the context of the relevant time period but views are in no way endorsed by the State Library. The California State Library’s mission is to provide credible information services to all Californians and, as such, the content of historical materials should be transcribed as it appears in the original document.
John Ryerson

John Ryerson

Correspondence discusses family matters and details of Sacramento business. In addition, there is a letter, unsigned, dated Jan. 7, 1849, from Panama, describing a voyage to California. **Please note that historical materials in the Gold Rush Collections may include viewpoints and values that...

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120 pages: 22% complete (18% indexed, 56% transcribed, 33% needs review)
Osborn Ayers - Gold Rush correspondence

Osborn Ayers - Gold Rush correspondence

A collection of ten letter, three written in 1853 from the area around Murphys, and the remaining seven written from 1859 through 1861 from Grizzly Flat and Iowa Hill near Colfax. The letters are addressed to Ayer's family back in Schuyler Falls, New York. Ayer is working "deep diggings" and...

36 pages: 0% complete (0% indexed, 92% transcribed, 92% needs review)
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