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Dresser family papers, 1847-1963.
BANC FILM 2587; BANC MSS 69/115 c
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Title:
Dresser family papers, 1847-1963Creator/Contributor:
Dresser family., creatorCreator/Contributor:
Dresser, William, 1813-1894Creator/Contributor:
Dresser, Clarence, 1863-Abstract:
Letters, 1847-1894, (originals and typed transcripts) of William Dresser to his family, describing his overland journey from
Wisconsin to California in 1850, experiences with Indians en route, mining at Kelsey's Diggings near Coloma, farming at Suisun,
and life in Sacramento.
Also included are a few letters written by his wife, Sarah; genealogical information on the Dresser family; journal, ca. 1904,
of Clarence Dresser, as published in the Pony Express, Apr.-June 1946; and correspondence of Dorothy Cartwright Piez concerning
her research on William Dresser.
Date:
1847 (issued)Subject:
Overland journeys to the PacificGold mines and mining -- California
Indians of North America -- West (U.S.)
Sacramento (Calif.) -- Social life and customs
Note:
Also available on microfilm with call number BANC FILM 2587.
Type:
Genealogies.Diaries.
Physical Description:
1 portfolio.
1 microfilm reel : negative (BNEG Box 2865) and positive.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC FILM 2587
BANC MSS 69/115 c