John S. Lambert and John B. Lambert letters relating to the California gold rush
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Description
- Title
- John S. Lambert and John B. Lambert letters relating to the California gold rush
- Creator
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Audubon, John Woodhouse, 1812-1862
Lambert, John B. (John Booth), -1849
Lambert, John S
Trask, John B. (John Boardman), 1824-1879 - Contributor
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Audubon, John Woodhouse, 1812-1862
Lambert, John B. (John Booth), -1849
Lambert, John S.
Trask, John B. (John Boardman), 1824-1879
Weed, Henry L. - Published / Created
- [19--]
- Abstract
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Typescript carbon, corrected, transcript of letters and a document relating to the Lamberts' overland journey and John S. Lambert's stay in California in 1849-1851. There are four letters from John B. Lambert to his father describing his trip to New Orleans, and Texas by boat. This is followed by a letter from John B. Trask, the company's doctor, describing John B. Lambert's death, accompanied by a sworn statement declaring John B. Lambert's temperate and exemplary habits, signed by John B. Trask, J.W. Audubon, and Joseph Lambert. There are four letters from John S. Lambert to his wife Rachel describing his life in California, which includes a reference to the 1850 San Francisco fire.
- Description
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Acquired with the Frederick W. & Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana.
John S. Lambert and John B. Lambert of New Canaan, Connecticut, traveled to California in early 1849 with a company of men under Col. Henry L. Weed and John Woodhouse Audubon, John James Audubon's son. The Lamberts' relationship is unknown. They traveled the southern route to California, and at Rio Grande, Texas John B. Lambert was the first member of the company to die of cholera. John S. Lambert went on to California, where he mined and worked as an express courier through 1851. - Extent
- 10 items.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- WA MSS S-2348 L174
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- text
- Genre
- Typescripts
- Resource Type
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Subject (Geographic)
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California--Description and travel
California--Gold discoveries
San Francisco (Calif.)--Fire, 1850 - Subject (Name)
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Audubon, John Woodhouse, 1812-1862
Lambert, John B. (John Booth), -1849
Lambert, John S.
Trask, John B. (John Boardman), 1824-1879
Weed, Henry L. - Subject (Topic)
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Cholera--West (U.S.)
Overland journeys to the Pacific--1849
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
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- Citation
- John S. Lambert and John B. Lambert Letters Relating to the California Gold Rush. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 4498051
- Object ID (OID)
- 17259075
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