Notes

Collection: Gold Rush Era Collections

User	Note	Page	Work	Collection	Time
California State Library	Thank you for your help transcribing these letters. Sometimes it's hard to figure out what the letter writer is doing, like in the case of random use of quotation marks or no punctuation at all (no periods, commas or question marks). It is best to...	cams_CRichmond_b13_F003_002_002	Cyrus Richmond	Gold Rush Era Collections	about 2 hours ago
lesherb	Cursivefancier, we shouldn't edit the quotation marks, right?	cams_CRichmond_b13_F003_002_002	Cyrus Richmond	Gold Rush Era Collections	about 6 hours ago
Cursivefancier	Now, after transcribing a few more of this writer's letters, I think he was just randomly putting quotation marks around some phrases after all!	cams_CRichmond_b13_F003_002_002	Cyrus Richmond	Gold Rush Era Collections	1 day ago
Cursivefancier	I think the writer's frequent use of quotation marks does not represent a quote, but rather represents a "ditto" mark, but it isn't always clear which word above he is referencing.	cams_CRichmond_b13_F003_002_002	Cyrus Richmond	Gold Rush Era Collections	3 days ago
California State Library	Thank you for your help with this collection. In the review process a staff member will make any necessary adjustments to the collection. It is perfectly acceptable to indicate words you are not sure about with a [?]. As for crossed out words the ...	CAMS_WPWarren_B11_F008_003_002	William P. Warren	Gold Rush Era Collections	8 days ago
jogreen80	I couldn't seem to find any attached notes for how to present crossed out text or indicate words I couldn't read so have done what I have been instructed to do on other projects. indicated a word I'm unsure of with [?] and crossed out words as ['e...	CAMS_WPWarren_B11_F008_003_002	William P. Warren	Gold Rush Era Collections	10 days ago
California State Library	Thank you for helping with this project. I agree with you that the year is 1849.	cams_WROlden_b011_f010_001_001	William R. Olden	Gold Rush Era Collections	about 2 months ago
Kaleidoscope1018	I believe the year is 1849 (upper right) - take a look at the 2 in 25 in line 8 of the body of the letter for comparison	cams_WROlden_b011_f010_001_001	William R. Olden	Gold Rush Era Collections	about 2 months ago
abbyd946441	____ have good luck this winter and think I shall shall nex next summer and se how you get along i hope you will make no delay in answering this and let me know wither you secured my letter of the twenty seventh of august do not know of any thing ...	cams_GeorgeBCampbell_b011_f003_006_002	George B. Campbell	Gold Rush Era Collections	4 months ago
California State Library	Thank you for your help transcribing these letters. We actually do want the transcript to be as it was written, in our editing process we will indicate correct spellings.	cams_GeorgeBCampbell_b011_f003_002_001	George B. Campbell	Gold Rush Era Collections	4 months ago
Tintern	I have transcribed it as it is written - not altering the spellings.	cams_GeorgeBCampbell_b011_f003_002_001	George B. Campbell	Gold Rush Era Collections	4 months ago
California State Library	Thank you for your help transcribing these documents. That does seem like an odd replacement, so we will include the "Donner" name indicating that it has been crossed out.	cam_MarkDManlove_B017_F013_003I	Mark D. Manlove	Gold Rush Era Collections	9 months ago
California State Library	Thank you with your help transcribing these documents. Please transcribe everything you see, but no need to include the "arrows", just add the text that they point to. If there is something that we don't need we will deal with it in the editing/pr...	cam_MarkDManlove_B017_F013_003A	Mark D. Manlove	Gold Rush Era Collections	9 months ago
mkdouthit	Donner family striked out and replaced with "dodder"?	cam_MarkDManlove_B017_F013_003I	Mark D. Manlove	Gold Rush Era Collections	9 months ago
mkdouthit	idk if i'm supposed to transcribe EVERYTHING or just the title and body of text. also don't know how (or if i need) to include the little "arrows" guy is using for editing.	cam_MarkDManlove_B017_F013_003A	Mark D. Manlove	Gold Rush Era Collections	9 months ago
California State Library	Thank you for your help transcribing these letters. Words maybe written phonetically or in some cases that was the way things were spelt during that time. If you know for sure what the word is supposed to be, you can place the correct word in [br...	cam_SusanRobertson_B017_F014_001A	Susan Robertson	Gold Rush Era Collections	9 months ago
acmwitz	many words written phonetically.	cam_SusanRobertson_B017_F014_001A	Susan Robertson	Gold Rush Era Collections	9 months ago
California State Library	Thank you for your help transcribing these documents. The sign is also unfamiliar to our team, so for now we will just notate it with [?], along with two other signs.	cams_JohnNRyerson_b010_f003_006	John Ryerson	Gold Rush Era Collections	10 months ago
Markeeta	A sign here I'm unfamiliar with. After the number in the costings.	cams_JohnNRyerson_b010_f003_006	John Ryerson	Gold Rush Era Collections	10 months ago
California State Library	Thank you for your help transcribing. We understand that these letters are hard to read and will not always be easy to transcribe, that is why we review each transcription to see if we can clarify or clear up any missing words.	CAMS_JRyerson_B10_F001_017_001	John Ryerson	Gold Rush Era Collections	11 months ago
Markeeta	Unsure what the sentence is after the signature?	CAMS_JRyerson_B10_F001_018_002	John Ryerson	Gold Rush Era Collections	11 months ago
Markeeta	A couple of words I can't seem to get.	CAMS_JRyerson_B10_F001_017_001	John Ryerson	Gold Rush Era Collections	11 months ago
Research	Included is also a small drawing at the bottom that is labeled “Our House."	cams_OAyers_b12_F005_005_004	Osborn Ayer - Gold Rush correspondence	Gold Rush Era Collections	11 months ago
Markeeta	A few words I can't figure out.	cams_OAyers_b12_F005_005_003	Osborn Ayer - Gold Rush correspondence	Gold Rush Era Collections	11 months ago
Markeeta	A couple of words here I cannot work out. Any help please.	cams_OAyers_b12_F005_004_003	Osborn Ayer - Gold Rush correspondence	Gold Rush Era Collections	11 months ago
California State Library	Thank you for pointing this out. Not sure if they tried to erase it or if over time it has just faded, but please include everything that is visible.	CAMS_JRyerson_B10_F001_001_003	John Ryerson	Gold Rush Era Collections	11 months ago
California State Library	Thank you for your help transcribing these letters. We understand that there will be some misspellings (as spellings and punctuation change over time), please transcribe the letters the way they were written, you can include the correct/current sp...	CAMS_JRyerson_B10_F001_001_001	John Ryerson	Gold Rush Era Collections	11 months ago
willirl	there is a "you" that is barely visible in the text.	CAMS_JRyerson_B10_F001_001_003	John Ryerson	Gold Rush Era Collections	11 months ago
willirl	When we encounter a misspelled word we should leave it as is and mark it with "[sic]" ?	CAMS_JRyerson_B10_F001_001_001	John Ryerson	Gold Rush Era Collections	11 months ago
mbrockway	Thanks for the advice and the quick reply.	cams_Bullock_b13_F001_009_003	Bullock Family	Gold Rush Era Collections	about 1 year ago
California State Library	We know that some pages may not be easily transcribed, but if someone has started a page we recommend that it not be marked blank, especially if it only contains a short passage. The only time we mark a page as blank is when the page was filled wi...	cams_Bullock_b13_F001_009_003	Bullock Family	Gold Rush Era Collections	about 1 year ago
mbrockway	I have no idea what word is on this page. Anyone else figure it out? Should we mark the page blank?	cams_Bullock_b13_F001_009_003	Bullock Family	Gold Rush Era Collections	about 1 year ago
California State Library	Thank you for your help with this project. A member of the library's staff does a final review of all transcribed collections. You can continue to follow the steps you have been taking, you do not need to review again as someone on staff will be d...	cams_WilliamTNorris_b16_F009_001_001	William T. Norris	Gold Rush Era Collections	about 1 year ago
mbrockway	I thought I had reviewed (and completed) several pages in the "project" but now they are under review again. Any advice on how I should handle editing or reviewing? Would like to help and not make extra work for anyone. Should I review again, o...	cams_WilliamTNorris_b16_F009_001_001	William T. Norris	Gold Rush Era Collections	about 1 year ago
9MileCHSR	Before transcribing Flagg's letter, read it to see what it contained re: Indians. Of interest to me as the woman my gr gr grandfather married was of CA Indigenous and Mexican parentage. Aware at some level of the toll that the Missions, the Gold...	cams_HBFlagg_b15_F007_001_004	Hiram B. Flagg	Gold Rush Era Collections	over 1 year ago
California State Library	It's always interesting to me to read these letters and think about the people who left everything behind to come across the country seeking Gold. I wonder what made their families save these letters and then donate them to the California State Li...	cams_HBFlagg_b15_F007_001_004	Hiram B. Flagg	Gold Rush Era Collections	over 1 year ago
9MileCHSR	This letter has special resonance for me, as my gr gr grandfather came to this same area - at the same time - from Hanover. Married a local woman; sired at least 10 children. Too bad that no letters, if ever written home, survive: Only family l...	cams_HBFlagg_b15_F007_001_004	Hiram B. Flagg	Gold Rush Era Collections	over 1 year ago
Cursivefancier	Thanks for the clarification, California State Library. I have deleted my many "sics".	cams_TGWatters_b15_F001_001_002	Thomas G. Watters	Gold Rush Era Collections	over 1 year ago
California State Library	Hi Jannyp & Cursivefancier - Thank you for your help in transcribing these letters. Our policy is to transcribe the letters as written by the original author. we don't use [sic] in most cases we consider that during the era the letters were writte...	cams_TGWatters_b15_F001_001_002	Thomas G. Watters	Gold Rush Era Collections	over 1 year ago
Cursivefancier	Hi <u>Janny.p</u>. I'm in Australia, and our instructions, under our documents for transcription, adds (after "use original spelling") "put [sic] after words that are spelled incorrectly" - so that's what I have been doing here as well. I also h...	cams_TGWatters_b15_F001_001_002	Thomas G. Watters	Gold Rush Era Collections	over 1 year ago
Jannyp	Hello Gold Rush Letters Team, I am wondering if I have missed something - as I did not see a requirement to add [sic] to this gentleman's letters for all his misspellings. Thos Watters very much had his own style of spelling many, many words. Shou...	cams_TGWatters_b15_F001_001_002	Thomas G. Watters	Gold Rush Era Collections	over 1 year ago
Cursivefancier	I'm sorry, but I seem to have messed up this table when I changed "Head" to "Heard", in the heading of the 3rd-last column. Now the figure-totals in the bottom line are out of alignment.	cams_benton_b029_f010_004	Joseph A. Benton Collection	Gold Rush Era Collections	over 2 years ago
Cursivefancier	Sorry, my mistake. I just reviewed it twice!	cams_benton_b028_f012_002_012	Joseph A. Benton Collection	Gold Rush Era Collections	over 2 years ago
Cursivefancier	This page is a duplicate of the previous page.	cams_benton_b028_f012_002_012	Joseph A. Benton Collection	Gold Rush Era Collections	over 2 years ago
Cursivefancier	Okay, thanks for that information.	cams_benton_b028_f011_001_010	Joseph A. Benton Collection	Gold Rush Era Collections	over 2 years ago
California State Library	Thank you for your help transcribing. I found the Enridora when I did an online search - it was not easy to find. It was in a list of ships associated with the California Gold Rush.	cams_benton_b028_f011_001_010	Joseph A. Benton Collection	Gold Rush Era Collections	over 2 years ago
Cursivefancier	I still have doubts about the name of that square-rigged vessel in line 7. I could find all the others online (although the McKim ship is actually the Ann McKim). I'm wondering if he meant the Emma Isadora, if not the Eudorus?	cams_benton_b028_f011_001_010	Joseph A. Benton Collection	Gold Rush Era Collections	over 2 years ago
Cursivefancier	Thank you. You would need to add an extra page for further description of the diagram.	cams_benton_b028_f004_003_006	Joseph A. Benton Collection	Gold Rush Era Collections	over 2 years ago
California State Library	Thank you for your help transcribing. We will discuss how we want to proceed with this page - may just describe the diagram.	cams_benton_b028_f004_003_006	Joseph A. Benton Collection	Gold Rush Era Collections	over 2 years ago
Cursivefancier	Sorry, but this chart is a bit beyond my transcribing abilities. I ran out of room to transcribe the vertical measurements and I have no idea how to represent the vertical lines.	cams_benton_b028_f004_003_006	Joseph A. Benton Collection	Gold Rush Era Collections	over 2 years ago