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Brooke, T. Warwick Letters to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Estes, 1848-1872.
BANC MSS 79/109 cLOCAL
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Title:
Letters to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Estes, 1848-1872Creator/Contributor:
Brooke, T. Warwick, 1822-1873?, creatorAbstract:
An Englishman befriended by the Estes', he describes his voyage to California via the Isthmus of Panama, Dec. 1849; arrival
in San Francisco, Feb. 1850; digging for gold in vicinity of Barton's Ferry, Yuba River; mining in vicinity of Grass Valley;
social life in the town; various unsuccessful ventures, including farming in Bird Valley near The Buttes. Letters prior to
l854 written under the name T. Warwick Brooks; family name, Brooke, resumed Dec. l853. The last fourteen letters, from Oct.
ll, l855, are written from Valparaiso, South America on his way to the Falkland Islands, from the City of Stanley in the Falklands
and from Natal, South Africa, where he held British government posts. Typed transcripts included.
Date:
1848 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- f-sx---Voyages to the Pacific coast
Gold mines and mining -- California
Agriculture -- California
Voyages vers la côte du Pacifique
Agriculture -- Californie
Agriculture
Gold mines and mining
Travel
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Panama -- Description and travel
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Grass Valley (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Falkland Islands
South Africa
Yuba River (Calif.)
Panamá -- Descriptions et voyages
California
California -- Grass Valley
California -- San Francisco
California -- Yuba River
Panama
South Africa
Falkland Islands
Physical Description:
53 letters in 1 box (.8 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 79/109 cLOCAL