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William Maltman letters : to his wife, Slatira Maltman, Nevada City, California, 1856-1872.
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William Maltman letters: to his wife, Slatira Maltman, Nevada City, California, 1856-1872Creator/Contributor:
Maltman, William, -1870, creator, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Maltman, Slatira, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Brookins, C. P., correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Colburn, T. W., correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
McRoberts William S., correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Felton H., correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Ford, Chauncey, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Meadow Valley Mining CompanyCreator/Contributor:
Wells, Fargo & CompanyAbstract:
Thirty three letters (101 pages), 2 original 3-cent postage envelopes with Wells, Fargo & Co. logo postmarked from Sacramento
and San Francisco addressed to Mrs. William Maltman, Nevada City, Calif, and 1 drawing of a cemetery enclosure by Chauncey
Ford for the burial site of William Maltman. Most of the letters are from the gold miner Maltman to his wife Slatira (addressed
as Tira in the letters) describing his experiences as a miner in various mining towns in California and Nevada and expressions
of love and longing. One letter dated July 20, 1856 refers to news of the Great Fire of 1856 in Nevada City, Calif. Other
letters to his wife are from friends of Maltman who provide some details of his death in an mining accident explosion in 1870,
his funeral, and offers of condolences. One letter written by Slatira Maltman in the collection is addressed to a friend of
William. One letter to Mrs. Maltman is on Meadow Valley Mining Company stationery. Another letter to Mrs. Maltman offering
her a position at the San Francisco Mint is on letterhead of the "Office of the Assistant Treasurer U.S." Includes one letter
and unsigned pencil drawing on brown paper by Chauncey Ford for a proposed masonry enclosure of Mr. Maltman's grave site
Date:
1856 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- n-us-nvGold mines and mining -- California
Gold mines and mining -- Nevada
Gold miners -- California
Gold miners -- Nevada
Gold mines and mining -- Accidents -- California
Fires -- California -- Nevada City
Sepulchral monuments -- California -- 19th century -- Designs and plans
Women -- Employment -- California -- San Francisco
Or -- Mines et extraction -- Nevada
Incendies -- Californie -- Nevada City
Fires
Gold miners
Gold mines and mining
Gold mines and mining -- Accidents
Sepulchral monuments
Women -- Employment
California
California -- Nevada City
California -- San Francisco
Nevada
Old United States Mint (San Francisco, Calif.)
Old United States Mint (San Francisco, Calif.)
Old United States Mint (San Francisco, Calif.)
Maltman, William -- -1870 -- Correspondence
Maltman, Slatira -- Correspondence
Note:
A variety of embossed seals are on the upper left corners of many of the sheets. They include: an eagle with the initials
P. & S. underneath it, a rectangular design with the letters O and B inside of it, a building with the word Congress over
the top of it, a wreath of leaves with the word "Carew" inside of it, and an oblong design with the word "Bancroft" inside
of it.
Purchase; 20071114.
William Maltman mining papers, 1858-1871 (BANC MSS 84/146 c).
William Maltman collection of documents relating to his management of the Coabortita Gold and Silver Mining management of
the Coabortita Gold and Silver Mining Company in Mazatlan, Mexico, 1864-1866 (BANC MSS 84/147 m).
In English.
Preferred citation: William Maltman letters : to his wife, Slatira Maltman, Nevada City, Calif., BANC MSS 2008/13, The Bancroft
Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Type:
Architectural drawings.Personal correspondence.
Letterheads.
Stationery.
Postage stamps.
Architectural drawings.
Physical Description:
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Language:
English