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Subject Source: Cclanarrow

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John H. Purdy letter to James L. Purdy

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232578986]
Identifier: MSS 9028
Scope and Contents

Color copy of a handwritten letter from John H. Purdy, living in San Francisco, to his brother James L. in Mansfield, Ohio. Purdy mentions his role in surveying a city, which became Humboldt City, located on Humboldt Bay, California, as well as his mining ventures in the region. Dated April 30, 1850.

Dates: 1850 April 30
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John H. Purdy letter to James L. Purdy

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