Jan-Jun 1852

Description

Title: Jan-Jun 1852
Creator: Ellis, William C.
Contributor: Ellis, Anne
Ellis, Cornelia
Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875
Ellis, William C.
Published / Created: Jan-Jun 1852
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 were a gift of Hannah C. Ellis in 1961.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Format: text
Genre: Correspondence
Resource Type: Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic): California--Gold discoveries
Subject (Name): Ellis, Anne
Ellis, Cornelia
Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875
Ellis, William C.
Subject (Topic): Frontier and pioneer life--California
Gold mines and mining--California
Voyages to the Pacific coast

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