William C. Ellis letters to his wife Cornelia, 1850-1853

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Title: William C. Ellis letters to his wife Cornelia, 1850-1853
Creator: Ellis, William C.
Abstract: Seventy letters from William C. Ellis to his wife describe the trip to California by way of Panama and experiences in the gold fields. Accompanied by six other family letters, including five letters by or to Anne Ellis, wife of the Welsh poet, Robert Ellis
Description: The six additional family letters are available on microfilm as part of the Beinecke Library's Frontier Women II microfilm set.
Provenance: The six additional family letters were a gift of Hannah C. Ellis in 1961.
Extent: 0.2 linear ft. (1 box)
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Subject (Geographic): California.
California
Subject (Name): Ellis, Anne.
Ellis, Cornelia.
Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875.
Ellis, William C.
Subject (Topic): Frontier and pioneer life
Gold mines and mining
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Gold discoveries
Subjects: Ellis, Anne
Ellis, Cornelia
Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875
Ellis, William C.
Frontier and pioneer life > California
Gold mines and mining > California
Voyages to the Pacific coast
California > Gold discoveries
California

Access: Public
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Citation: William C. Ellis, Letters to his Wife Cornelia. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.