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George C. Fraser letters : California, to his brother Roderick M. Fraser, Yorkville, New York, 1854-1860.
BANC MSS 2005/205 cLOCAL
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George C. Fraser letters: California, to his brother Roderick M. Fraser, Yorkville, New York, 1854-1860Creator/Contributor:
Fraser, George C., creatorCreator/Contributor:
Fraser, Roderick M.Abstract:
Describes work as a stonecutter including cutting stone for the San Quentin Penitentiary and the California State Capitol
building. Also includes descriptions of the Chinese, a hanging, a vigilance committee, and the areas he lived and worked including
San Francisco, Santa Clara, Rail Road Hill in Yuba County, Benicia and Vallejo.
Date:
1854 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caCalifornia State Prison at San Quentin -- History
California State Capitol (Sacramento, Calif.) -- History
Ohio (Steamship)
Stone-cutters -- California -- History
Quarries and quarrying -- California
Chinese -- California
Vigilance committees -- California
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Santa Clara (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Yuba County (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Benicia (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Vallejo (Calif.) -- Description and travel
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George C. Fraser letters: California, to his brother Roderick M. Fraser, Yorkville, New York, BANC MSS 2005/205, The Bancroft
Library, University of California, Berkeley.
George C. Fraser, a stonecutter, arrived in California aboard the Steamship Ohio in 1854.
In English.
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1 box (.2 linear ft.)
Language:
English
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BANC MSS 2005/205 cLOCAL