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E. R. C.

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

E. R. C. letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230309681]
Identifier: MSS SC 1158
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter. The letter was written to a friend and discusses civil service life and corruption in the governments of California and the United States.

Dates: 1852

E. R. C. letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292157]
Identifier: Vault MSS 556
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter written in San Francisco, California, dated May 28, 1852, addressed to "My dear Squanquill," and signed E.R.C. The author was some sort of United States government official who had been recently sent to San Francisco to investigate government matters there. E.R.C. describes some of his work in California and his journey by ship to Panama, across the isthmus and from there to San Francisco.

Dates: 1852 May 28

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California -- History -- 1846-1850 1
California -- Politics and government -- 1850-1950 -- Sources 1
Immigration and American Expansion 1
Panama -- Description and travel 1
Panama -- History -- To 1903 -- Sources 1