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DeLong family papers, [ca. 1849-1875]
BANC MSS 68/167 c portfolio; BANC MSS 68/167 c oversize folder
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Title:
DeLong family papers, [ca. 1849-1875]Creator/Contributor:
DeLong family., creatorCreator/Contributor:
DeLong, Charles Egbert, 1832-1876, Correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
DeLong, James R., Correspondent.Abstract:
Includes letters, 1853-1875, written by Charles E. DeLong to his brother, James, and to his wife and other members of his
family, from California mining towns, Virginia City, Japan and Washington, D.C., relating to life in the mining country, his
law practice in Nevada, business trips, family matters, etc.; a few letters addressed to him; letters, 1849-1865, written
by James R. DeLong to his brother and other members of the family, from Salt Lake (describing the city), from the California
gold fields and from a Civil War camp in Georgia; a few letters addressed to him, including one from a Hangtown resident,
1853, describing conditions there; and miscellaneous family letters.
Date:
1849 (issued)Subject:
Gold mines and mining -- CaliforniaLawyers -- Nevada
Virginia City (Nev.) -- History -- Sources
Salt Lake City (Utah) -- Description and travel
Japan
Washington (D.C.)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
Placerville (Calif.) -- History -- Sources
Note:
Also available on microfilm.
Photographs transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library.
Physical Description:
1 portfolio and 1 oversize folder.
1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 927:3)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 68/167 c portfolio
BANC MSS 68/167 c oversize folder