Hatcher Family Correspondence, 1855

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Hatcher Family Correspondence,
Dates:
1855
Creators:
Harry W. Cassidy
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Hatcher Family Correspondence, Mss2.H361, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Background

Scope and content:

The four letters that make up the Hatcher Correspondence were all sent to Wiley W. Hatcher from his brother, sister, cousin and aunt of Dyer, Weakley and Greene counties in Tennessee (1855). The letters include family news and information about economic conditions in Tennessee.

Biographical / historical:

Little is known of Wiley Hatcher save that he came from Tennessee, lived in San Francisco during the Gold Rush era and spent some time in Australia during the 1850s.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Physical description:
0.1 linear ft.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by Don Walker
Date Prepared:
© 1998
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding. Date of source: November 1998.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Hatcher Family Correspondence, Mss2.H361, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Location of this collection:
University of the Pacific, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University Library
Stockton, CA 95211, US
Contact:
(209) 946-2404