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Charles and James Price letters : California, to Frank Spicer, West Amboy, N.Y. : ALS, 1876-1880.
BANC MSS 2004/434 cLOCAL
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Title:
Charles and James Price letters: California, to Frank Spicer, West Amboy, N.Y. : ALS, 1876-1880Creator/Contributor:
Price, Charles., creatorCreator/Contributor:
Price, James, M.ScCreator/Contributor:
Spicer, Frank.Abstract:
Collection of letters written from Coulterville, Eureka, Chico, Arcade Mill, Camden and Briggs Station, California, describing
their experiences and seasonal jobs including lumbering, ranching, and quartz mining. Letters describe crime, weather, locales
and social conditions.
Date:
1876 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caPrice, James -- Correspondence
Price, Charles -- Correspondence
Quartz mines and mining -- California
Lumber -- California -- History
Lumbering -- California -- History
Ranching -- California
Crime -- California -- History -- 19th century
California -- History -- 1850-1950
Coulterville (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Arcade Mill (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Eureka (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Chico (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Camden (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Briggs Station (Calif.) -- Description and travel
California -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Note:
Charles and James Price came from the farming community of West Amboy, New York to California.
Physical Description:
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1 folder (13 letters).
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 2004/434 cLOCAL