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Sanborn family correspondence : Benicia, Calif., 1853-1864.
BANC MSS 84/68 cLOCAL
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Title:
Sanborn family correspondence: Benicia, Calif., 1853-1864Creator/Contributor:
Sanborn, Thomas J., creatorCreator/Contributor:
Sanborn, Thomas J.Creator/Contributor:
Sanborn, Joseph W.Abstract:
Mainly letters from Thomas J. Sanborn, describing his voyage to California via Panama, the shipwreck of the Winfield Scott,
life in Benicia, the operation of a flour mill and wages paid, temperance activities, farming in the area, and comments on
Chinese in California. Letters to him and from his brother Joseph W. Sanborn concerning Benicia and Miss Atkins school, with
references to the Civil War in 1863-1864, letters from his wife and son in New Hampshire also included.
Date:
1853 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caVoyages to the Pacific coast
Chinese -- California
Agriculture -- California
Flour mills -- California
Temperance -- California
Voyages vers la côte du Pacifique
Chinois -- Californie
Agriculture -- Californie
Moulins à farine -- Californie
Tempérance -- Californie
Agriculture
Chinese
Flour mills
Temperance
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Benicia (Calif.)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Miscellanea
États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) -- Miscellanées
California
California -- Benicia
United States
Winfield Scott (Steamship)
California (Steamship)
California (Steamship)
Note:
Acquired from various sources, by purchases and gift.
Type:
History.Trivia and miscellanea.
Physical Description:
print
1 portfolio (20 letters)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 84/68 cLOCAL