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James B. Chase letters : to his family : ALS, 1853-1856.
BANC MSS 91/27 cLOCAL
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Title:
James B. Chase letters: to his family : ALS, 1853-1856Creator/Contributor:
Chase, James B., creatorAbstract:
Written to the author's brother, John B. and his sister, Sarah A. Chase Stone, Michigan. Content consists chiefly of routine
details of daily life (prices of goods, wages, Chase's daily activities, health and family matters, the mails, religion),
with some discussion of recent elections and politics. Overall, although these letters do not provide new information about
life in California at the time, they do provide considerable insight into the author's education and attitudes and are written
in an unusually literate style for the period.
Date:
1853 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caFamilies
Tehama County (Calif.)
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Social life and customs
Note:
Fragile originals: Use transcript in place of originals.
Originally from Michigan, Chase lived and worked in San Francisco, 1853-1854, apparently leaving the city to work in Tehama,
near Mt. Lassen, in 1855. The last letter (1856) appears to have been written from his farm in Michigan after his return to
the East.
Physical Description:
print
28 leaves.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 91/27 cLOCAL
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
Fragile originals: Use transcript in place of originals.