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Leet, G. A. W. Letter books from G.A.W. Leet to his sister Eunice.
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Letter books from G.A.W. Leet to his sister EuniceCreator/Contributor:
Leet, G. A. W., creator, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Gregory's ExpressAbstract:
Two Gregory's Express Letter Books (13 x 8 cm) containing handwritten letters from G.A.W. Leet to his sister Eunice. The 1851
letter tells of Mr. Leet having joined the Navy in 1847 and sailed to Brazil, the Cape of Good Hope, Valparaiso, Chile, and
finally California. In California he settled and bought gold claims, in or near Sacramento; at the end of the letter he
tells Eunice, "I will send you in this letter a piece of gold." This book has 18 blank pages at the end. The 1852 letter
tells of Leet's illness which lasted two months and seems to have nearly killed him. Leet also requests that his sister write
to him. The 1852 letter has 28 blank pages at the end.
Date:
1851 (issued)Subject:
Gold miners -- CaliforniaSailors -- United States
Marins -- États-Unis
Gold miners
Sailors
California
United States
Leet, G. A. W -- Correspondence
Note:
Purchase from Ken Harrison Western Americana ; 2020.
Letter books from G.A.W. Leet to his sister Eunice, BANC MSS 2021/019, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
Type:
Pocket letters.Personal correspondence.
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print
2 (16
Language:
English