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Joseph P. Wheeler letter, 1854.
MANUSCRIPTSMCII : Box 28 : Folder 18
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Title:

Joseph P. Wheeler letter, 1854
Wheeler letter

Creator/Contributor:

Wheeler, Joseph P., creator

Abstract:

Letter written by Joseph P. Wheeler of Sacramento, dated the 28th of an unknown month in 1854, to his brother-in law Samuel Lafayette Brown with a note to his sister Martha (Wheeler) Brown. Wheeler apologizes for not writing sooner, and writes mostly about sending money home.

Date:

1854 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
Brown, Samuel Lafayette
Brown, Martha
Sacramento (Calif.)

Note:

The writer's relationship to the recipients of the letter have been penciled in by an unknown party.
According to notes penciled in by an unknown party on the letter itself, Joseph P. Wheeler was the 23rd child of Rev. James Wheeler, the 11th child by his second wife Avis (Poole) Wheeler, and was 21 years old when this letter was written.
Wheeler letter.
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.

Physical Description:

print
Letter in file folder; 14 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.

Language:

English

Identifier:

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.