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Nicholson family correspondence : California and Nevada, 1889-1905.
BANC MSS 97/43 cpLOCAL
Collection Overview

Title:

Nicholson family correspondence: California and Nevada, 1889-1905

Creator/Contributor:

Chillenden, Lillie.

Creator/Contributor:

Nicholson, Ches.

Abstract:

Letter of 26 November 1905 (6 p.) from Ches Nicholson to Jennie Nicholson in east Oakland, Calif., tells of cold weather and bleak living conditions in Toano, Nev., and his uncertain plans for leaving. A second letter of 5 December 1905 (4 p.) from Flower Lake, Nev., describes the rough social dynamics and discusses his plans to come home at Christmas and apply for a job in Calif.
Letter of 11 July 1889 (2 p.) from Lillie Chillenden, Chillenden Ranch, Corning, Calif., to Jennie [Nicholson?] discusses visiting family members.

Date:

1889 (issued)

Subject:

Nicholson, Jennie
Corning (Calif.)
Elko County (Nev.)

Physical Description:

print
3 letters (in portfolio).

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS 97/43 cpLOCAL

Origin:

California