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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Camblein family letters
Identifier/Call Number: mssCamblein
Physical Description:
0.02 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
Date (inclusive): 1857-1860
Abstract: Three letters from A.J. and Elizabeth Camblein written to family, describing various aspects of life in California, including
the climate, the state of mining and prospecting in the waning days of the gold rush, opportunities for good land in the Western
United States, and a woman's struggles after the death of her husband.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item]. Camblein family letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from William Allison Books, January 2023.
A.J. and Elizabeth Camblein had three children and lived in Northern California in the late 1850s.
Three letters from A.J. and Elizabeth Camblein written to family. A.J. Camblein writes two letters from Minersville, Trinity
County, California: one to relatives in 1857 and another to his mother in 1858. Camblein describes various aspects of life
in California, including the climate, the state of mining and prospecting in the waning days of the gold rush, and opportunities
for good land in the Western United States. He also speaks of his religious faith and expresses his positive opinions on life
in California, advising his relatives to come for the work opportunities. Elizabeth Camblein moved to Petaluma after A.J.
Camblein died during a cattle drive. She writes to her mother from there in 1860, describing the death of her husband, whom
she refers to as Jackson, and the illness and subsequent death of one of her children.
Processed at the time of accessioning by Kelly Kress in February 2023.
Arranged chronologically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gold mines and mining -- California -- Trinity County
Women -- California -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
California, Northern -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Letters (correspondence) -- California, Northern -- 19th century
Camblein, A.J.
Camblein, Elizabeth