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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

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

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