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Mines and Mineral Resources

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow

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William Coruth letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230346709]
Identifier: MSS 861
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letters addressed to family members. Coruth writes about his mining activities in Merced County, California, and about family matters. William forcefully admonishes his son, Robert, not to enlist in the army at the outset of the American Civil War. He also advises Robert not to come to California because of low wages and harsh living conditions.

Dates: 1854-1861
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Coruth letters

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