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Jones P. Veazie letters : Bangor, Me., 1849, 1851.
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Title:

Jones P. Veazie letters: Bangor, Me., 1849, 1851

Creator/Contributor:

Veazie, Jones P., creator, correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Young, W. N., correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Martin, James, correspondent.

Abstract:

Two handwritten letters addressed to Jones P. Veazie in Bangor, Maine, from persons traveling aboard ships in the Pacific containing details of their trips, conditions on ship, and observations of ship traffic and the market for commodities in California. One letter (4 p.) is from W.N. Young, dated December 28, 1849, aboard a ship off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile on the way to San Francisco, Calif. Young describes a long tedious ocean passage of 128 days and gives other details of ship life. The other letter (4 p.) is from James Martin, dated May 16, 1851, aboard the ship Brant in Honolulu, Sandwich Islands (i.e. Hawaii). Martin describes difficult conditions on the ship battling sickness, fever, and mosquitos. He also gives details of ship traffic and market conditions for various commodites in San Francisco.

Date:

1849 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca -- n-us-hi
Voyages to the Pacific coast -- Personal narratives
Ocean travel
Voyages and travels
Voyages vers la côte du Pacifique -- Récits personnels
Voyages
journeys
Commerce
Gold mines and mining
Ocean travel
Voyages and travels
Voyages to the Pacific coast
California -- Gold discoveries
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Commerce
Honolulu (Hawaii) -- Commerce
Californie -- Découvertes d'or
Honolulu (Hawaii) -- Commerce
California
California -- San Francisco
Hawaii -- Honolulu
Brant (Ship)
Veazie, Jones P -- Correspondence
Young, W. N -- Correspondence
Martin, James -- Correspondence

Note:

Purchase ; From Ken Harrison Western Americana ; 20120802.
Preferred citation: Jones P. Veazie letters : Bangor, Me., 1849 and 1851, BANC MSS 2012/69, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.

Type:

Personal Narrative
Personal narratives.
Personal correspondence.
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.

Physical Description:

print
1 folder.

Language:

English

Origin:

California