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William T.J. Harris letters to Margaret W. Sheets, 1855.
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William T.J. Harris letters to Margaret W. Sheets, 1855Creator/Contributor:
Harris, William T. J., creator, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Sheets, Margaret W., correspondent.Abstract:
Collection of three letters (11 pages; dated June 27, July 28, and August 25, 1855) from prospector William T.J. Harris to
Miss Margaret W. Sheets in Libertyville, Jefferson County, Iowa, describing his life in Nevada County (Yuba and Montezuma),
California. Includes details of the mining life in addition to an amusing story of how Harris shot a pig who kept him from
his sleep one night.
Date:
1855 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caGold mines and mining -- California -- Nevada County
Gold miners -- California -- Correspondence
Gold miners
Gold mines and mining
California -- Gold discoveries
California -- History -- 1850-1950
Nevada County (Calif.)
Libertyville (Iowa)
California
California -- Nevada County
Iowa -- Libertyville
Harris, William T. J -- Correspondence
Sheets, Margaret W -- Correspondence
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Purchase; 2017.
William T.J. Harris letters, BANC MSS 2017/261, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
Type:
History.Personal correspondence.
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print
0.25 (1
Language:
English