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McDowell, Albert. Letters from Jamestown, Tuolumne County, California / 1853-1855
BANC MSS 93/59 cLOCAL
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Title:

Letters from Jamestown, Tuolumne County, California / 1853-1855

Creator/Contributor:

McDowell, Albert., creator

Creator/Contributor:

Woodfin, Prince., Correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

McDowell, Charles.

Creator/Contributor:

Woodfin, Nicholas W.

Abstract:

Letters written (1 appears to have been dictated) from two slaves, Prince Woodfin & Albert McDowell, from the gold mining camps in Jamestown, to their masters, Mr. & Mrs. Charles McDowell, and Mr. Nicholas W. Woodfin.

Date:

1853 (issued)

Subject:

Slavery -- California

Note:

Albert McDowell & Prince Woodfin,
The McDowells and Woodfins were residents of Clyde, North Carolina.

Physical Description:

3 items ; 25 cm. or smaller.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS 93/59 cLOCAL

Origin:

California