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Miles Palmerton letter to Joshua F. Seaman.
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Title:
Miles Palmerton letter to Joshua F. SeamanCreator/Contributor:
Palmerton, Miles, creator, correspondent.Abstract:
Handwritten letter from a gold miner in Sacramento, California to a friend in Malta, New York. Contains details of his activities
as a storeowner, quartz and gold miner, and descriptions of California life. He also writes, "... the gambling houses are
shutting their doors that is a good sign that the Society is improving." Written in the left margin in another hand is this
statement, "Last letter from Miles P. - fate unknown - thought murdered." Includes the original envelope postmarked June 20
from Sacramento, California.
Date:
1851 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caPalmerton, Miles -- Correspondence
Seaman, Joshua F -- Correspondence
Gold miners -- California -- Correspondence
Gold mines and mining -- California
Quartz mines and mining -- California
California -- Gold discoveries
California -- Description and travel
Note:
Miles Palmerton letter to Joshua F. Seaman, BANC MSS 2018/67, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
Physical Description:
print
1 (4 1 envelope
Language:
English