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Elkins family letters : from San Diego, Pasadena, Oakland, Hurleton, and Nicolaus (Sutter County) : ALS, 1873-1910.
BANC MSS 99/56 cLOCAL
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Elkins family letters: from San Diego, Pasadena, Oakland, Hurleton, and Nicolaus (Sutter County) : ALS, 1873-1910Creator/Contributor:
Elkins family., creatorAbstract:
Letters mainly to Eleanor and Henry Elkins in New Hampshire from their niece C.G. Elkins and other family in California and
in Farmington, Minn. Those written from Nicolaus (Sutter Co.), Hurleton (Butte Co.), describe children, family, home affairs,
the large number of Chinese laborers making it hard for others to find work, the dress of a "regular Texan," the unearthing
of a mastedon by the Sutter Co. teachers' institute, teaching school, poor conditions boarding as a teacher, marriage, grain
harvesting equipment, sending money home for sick relatives, homes and ranch land, health benefits of living in California,
the mix of ethnic groups, etc. Letters from Pasadena and San Diego describe life at home with children, a job at Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph Co., clothing, California fruits, the San Diego vicinity and real estate market, lawyers, dentists and other professionals
in San Diego, , investment and business climate, fishing and hunting.
Date:
1873 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caFamilies
Teachers -- California
Ranches -- California
Real property -- California -- San Diego County
Nicolaus (Calif.)
San Diego (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Physical Description:
print
1 portfolio (.1 linear ft.)
Language:
English
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BANC MSS 99/56 cLOCAL