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Hewitt family letters, 1850-1862.
BANC MSS 90/62 cLOCAL
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Title:
Hewitt family letters, 1850-1862Creator/Contributor:
Hewitt family., creatorCreator/Contributor:
Hewitt, William S., Correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Hewitt, Doreus, Correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Randall, Phineas M., Correspondent.Abstract:
Letters from William Hewitt to family members, written from Rio Casamondo and Sacramento, Calif., and from on board the steam
frigate Samson during the Civil War; from Doreus Hewitt, 1854, providing a account of a 34 day voyage from New York to San
Francisco via Nicaragua; and from Phineas M. Randall offering employment to one of the Hewitts.
Date:
1850 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caVoyages to the Pacific coast -- Personal narratives
Voyages vers la côte du Pacifique -- Récits personnels
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Sacramento (Calif.) -- History
California -- Sacramento
Type:
History.Personal narratives.
Physical Description:
5 letters
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 90/62 cLOCAL