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Letter From C. G. Ellis To Austin W. Ellis [Son], 1850 Nov. 18, C. G. Ellis Nov 1850

Letter From C. G. Ellis To Austin W. Ellis [Son], 1850 Nov. 18, C. G. Ellis

Gold Rush Life

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Letter From Sylvan Rathbun To Albert Rathbun 1850 Oct. 25, Sylvan Rathbun Oct 1850

Letter From Sylvan Rathbun To Albert Rathbun 1850 Oct. 25, Sylvan Rathbun

Gold Rush Life

Albert Rathbun. Almond. Allegany. Co. N.Y. Stockton Cal. Oct. 30 Kieffers Ranch Calaveras River Oct. 25, 50 Dear Brother I have met with many disapointments and [losses] since I wrote you last of which I will give you a summary account. After finishing the brush play house which I told you I was building I lost my mule lost about four days time looking after him he was stole affter that I commensed diging again and when my partner could not tend the store alone I [assisted] him in the mean time wee had to trust out considerable provision to …


Letter From C. G. Ellis To Austin W. Ellis [Son], 1850 Oct. 20, C. G. Ellis Oct 1850

Letter From C. G. Ellis To Austin W. Ellis [Son], 1850 Oct. 20, C. G. Ellis

Gold Rush Life

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Letter From C. G. Ellis To Austin W. Ellis [Son], 1850 Oct. 12, C. G. Ellis Oct 1850

Letter From C. G. Ellis To Austin W. Ellis [Son], 1850 Oct. 12, C. G. Ellis

Gold Rush Life

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Letter From C. G. Ellis To Austin W. Ellis [Son], 1850 Oct., C. G. Ellis Sep 1850

Letter From C. G. Ellis To Austin W. Ellis [Son], 1850 Oct., C. G. Ellis

Gold Rush Life

No abstract provided.


Letter From Augustin Hibbard To William [Hibbard] 1850 Sept. 4, Augustin Hibbard Sep 1850

Letter From Augustin Hibbard To William [Hibbard] 1850 Sept. 4, Augustin Hibbard

Gold Rush Life

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Bushey Bar North fork of the Middle fork of the American River

September 4th, 1850

California

My Dear Brother William,

I wrote a few lines to Ashley by last mail. I had not then time to go into any details as it was only by a mere chance that I had an opportunity of sending to Sacramento City in time for the mail and I had very little time to write. As I gave him my reasons for maintaining so long a silence I shall say nothing more about that but proceed to give you a sketch …


Letter From Augustin Hibbard To Brother [Ashley Hibbard], 1850 Aug. 20, Augustin Hibbard Aug 1850

Letter From Augustin Hibbard To Brother [Ashley Hibbard], 1850 Aug. 20, Augustin Hibbard

Gold Rush Life

Bushey Bar North fork of the Middle fork of the American River

August 20th, 1850

My Dear Brother,

Yours of the 6th of May came to hand yesterday and in order that your expectations may not be realized, I hasten to reply to it.

I have not written to you, or any of the family, for more than a year it is true, but you should not conclude from that I had forgotten or ceased to think of you. No. My dear brother that is far from being the case. Many and a nights after a days …