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Herman Winchester letters : to E. Winchester : ALS, 1849-1872.
BANC MSS 2003/240 c Box 1; BANC MSS 2003/240 c
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Title:
Herman Winchester letters: to E. Winchester : ALS, 1849-1872Creator/Contributor:
Winchester, Herman., creatorCreator/Contributor:
Winchester, E.Creator/Contributor:
Winchester, Jonas, 1810-1887Creator/Contributor:
Everly, Horace.Creator/Contributor:
Winchester, Eliza.Abstract:
Contains letters from Herman Winchester to brother describing travel to Calif. by ship and overland through Mexico, San Francisco,
the gold mining at "Mormon Bar" [i.e. Mormon Island], price of goods in Calif., family, and politics in Calif. during the
Civil War. Also includes correspondence of E. Winchester to wife Eliza, to brother Jonas and from Horace Everly.
Date:
1849 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- n-mx---Winchester family
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Gold mines and mining -- California -- Mormon Island
Prices -- California
Mexico -- Description and travel -- 19th century
California -- Description and travel
California -- Politics and government -- 1850-1950
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Public opinion
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Herman Winchester went to Calif. in 1849 to make his fortune, eventually moving his family west to settle in Iowa Hill, Calif.
Physical Description:
print
1 box and 1 oversize folder (.25 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 2003/240 c Box 1
BANC MSS 2003/240 c