Title:
Brown Family Papers, 1830-1898
Creator/Contributor:
Brown Family, creator
Creator/Contributor:
Brown, Anna G.
Creator/Contributor:
Brown, J. W. L.
Creator/Contributor:
Brown, James
Creator/Contributor:
Brown, John
Creator/Contributor:
Brown, Mary
Creator/Contributor:
Brown, Matilda
Abstract:
Correspondence, financial papers, legal papers, business cards, invititations
Date:
1830 (issued)
Subject:
Gold mines and mining -- California
Gold miners -- Biography
California -- Gold Discovery
Frontier and pioneer life -- California
Brown family
Note:
Not restricted. Please credit California State Library.
J. W. L. Brown of Marietta, Ohio came to California in 1852 with his sons James, John and Will to join his brother, Frank,
already in Sonoma. He mined in Tuolumne County until 1855 when he returned to Ohio without striking it rich in the California
Gold Rush. He continued to correspond with his brother and sons who stayed on in California.
CSL Manuscript Summary Sheets
Physical Description:
print
2
Language:
English
Identifier:
Origin:
California
Copyright Note:
Not restricted. Please credit California State Library.