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California -- History -- 1850-1950

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

John C. Briggs correspondence

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 130
Scope and Contents

ALS's which trace the emigration of a small group of related families from Ralls County, Missouri to California. The bulk of the letters are from Robert C. Briggs and John M. Kelley to John C. Briggs of Missouri. The letters give an overview of life, economics, and politics in California previous to, during, and following the Civil War years giving insights into family progress, squabbles, and the unhappiness of their Negro slaves in California.

Dates: 1857-1872
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John C. Briggs correspondence

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