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Charles Jewett, Jr. letters : to the Charles Jewett family, Newton, Mass., 1852-1853.
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Charles Jewett, Jr. letters: to the Charles Jewett family, Newton, Mass., 1852-1853Creator/Contributor:
Jewett, Charles, Jr, 1831?-, creator, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Jewett, Charles, 1807-1879, correspondent.Abstract:
Six handwritten letters (18 total pages) from a gold miner living in California addressed to his parents, siblings, and friends
in Newton, Massachusetts. One of the letters is addressed from Panama where he crossed the Isthmus on foot. Two of the letters
are addressed from Weaverville, California, and three letters are addressed from Eureka, California. He describes his life
as a gold miner, his attempts at cattle ranching and logging, the temperance movement and the Maine Law, and life in California
generally. In his last letter dated August 20, 1853 he writes eloquently about the importance of family ties and home, "This
place is growing very fast. I suppose that the Cristal [sic] Palace is in full operation now. I would like to see all its
wonder, though I would pass them all, to see my home ..." Also includes typescript transcriptions of each letter.
Date:
1852 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- n-us---Voyages to the Pacific coast -- Personal narratives
Gold miners -- California
Gold mines and mining -- California
Temperance -- United States
Voyages vers la côte du Pacifique -- Récits personnels
Tempérance -- États-Unis
Families
Gold miners
Gold mines and mining
Temperance
Voyages to the Pacific coast
California -- Gold discoveries
Californie -- Découvertes d'or
California
United States
Jr -- Jewett, Charles -- 1831? -- Correspondence
Jewett, Charles -- 1807-1879 -- Correspondence
Jewett, Charles -- 1807-1879 -- Family -- Correspondence
Jewett, Charles -- 1807-1879
Note:
From the library of James S. Copley.
Purchase; From Ursus Rare Books; 20101026.
Charles Jewett, Jr. (born 1831?) was the son Dr. Charles Jewett (1807-1879), a well-known lecturer on behalf of the temperance
movement in the United States. Charles Jr. spent three years in the gold fields of California before returning home to Newton,
Massachusetts in 1855. During the American Civil War he served as a 1st Lieutenant in Company G, Massachusetts 54th Infantry
Regiment.
Preferred citation: Charles Jewett, Jr. letters : to the Charles Jewett family, Newton, Mass.,1852-1853. 1852-1853, BANC MSS
2011/133, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
Type:
Personal narratives.Personal correspondence.
Physical Description:
print
1 box (0.2 linear feet)
Language:
English