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D. B. Pratt letters from El Dorado County, 1852-1856.
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Title:

D. B. Pratt letters from El Dorado County, 1852-1856
Pratt

Creator/Contributor:

Pratt, D. B., creator

Abstract:

Letters written by D. B. Pratt to his parents and his sister from various El Dorado mining camps during 1852-1856, with accompanying typescripts and occasional covers (envelopes).

Date:

1852 (issued)

Subject:

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Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Anecdotes
California -- Gold discoveries
El Dorado County (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century

Note:

D. B. Pratt, from Grand Isle, Vermont, left for California on a wagon train from St. Joseph's, Missouri on May 20, 1852, and after his arrival worked at various El Dorado County mining claims.
Pratt.
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Physical Description:

print
1 manuscript box; 16 1/2 x 13 x 3 1/2 in.

Language:

English

Identifier:

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.