Gold miners -- Biography
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to John H. Bell
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230243849]
Identifier: MSS SC 608
Scope and Contents
Holograph. The letter describes social conditions and experiences in the gold fields of early California. Mentions the use of a "Long Tom".
Dates:
1850
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Samuel and William Smith letters
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230243922]
Identifier: MSS SC 599
Scope and Contents
Holograph letters written by Samuel and William Smith to their brother, Ellison Smith, telling of early California gold mining and politics.
Dates:
1851-1858
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Peter Tice diary
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 154
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diary with photocopies of the item. The manuscript contains an inventory of supplies, an account of Tice's journey across North America in 1850, and a description of his prospecting for gold in California.
Dates:
1850
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections