Gold Rush Era Collections

Owen W. Donald died at Sutters [Sutter's] Mill Coloma on the Evning [Evening] of the 12th of octo. [October] 1849 after a lingering illness of fifty days he was one of those men that was Sick in Panama and the first who took Sick after our arival [arrival] at the Mines.

This Poor Man has left a Wife and four Children in Charleston to lement [lament] his Loss he was Buried on Saturday Evning [evening] at Coloma on top of a hill. his was the tenth grave that was opened there.

Owen W. Donald was a Native of Heerins Town Co. [County] of Meath