Decamp, Henry
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Decamp letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308576]
Identifier: MSS SC 1070
Scope and Contents
Holograph letter and typewritten copy. The item was written by Henry Decamp, in Sacramento, California, to his wife, Anne Mariah DeCamp, on 19 Aug. 1850. Henry arrived at the mines of Hang Town on 16 July and worked in the mines there "four days and made from 2 to 9 dollars per day." He later worked "getting timber." Henry expressed sorrow in now receiving a letter from his wife and indicated that he was homesick and wanted to return home soon.
Dates:
1850 August 19; 1850 August 19
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Henry DeCamp deeds
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233244885]
Identifier: MSS SC 469
Scope and Contents
Printed deeds with ms. entries for tracts of land purchased by Henry DeCamp in LaPorte, Indiana, Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Dubuque, Iowa.
Dates:
1837-1849
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections