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Nicholson family correspondence : California and Nevada, 1889-1905.
BANC MSS 97/43 cpLOCAL
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Title:
Nicholson family correspondence: California and Nevada, 1889-1905Creator/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, JennieCorning (Calif.)
Elko County (Nev.)
Physical Description:
print
3 letters (in portfolio).
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 97/43 cpLOCAL