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 ...
Description:
The six additional family letters were a gift of Hannah C. Ellis in 1961.
Subject (Geographic):
California--Gold discoveries
Subject (Name):
Ellis, Anne, Ellis, Cornelia, Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875, and Ellis, William C.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
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 ...
Description:
The six additional family letters were a gift of Hannah C. Ellis in 1961.
Subject (Geographic):
California--Gold discoveries
Subject (Name):
Ellis, Anne, Ellis, Cornelia, Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875, and Ellis, William C.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
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 ...
Description:
The six additional family letters were a gift of Hannah C. Ellis in 1961.
Subject (Geographic):
California--Gold discoveries
Subject (Name):
Ellis, Anne, Ellis, Cornelia, Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875, and Ellis, William C.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
The diary describes the journey from Kansas to California along the California Trail, by way of Fort Kearny, the Platte and Sweetwater, Fort Bridger, Salt Lake City, the Mormon route by Pilot Springs to the Humboldt and Carson Rivers, Hope Valley, Dr...
Subject (Geographic):
California National Historic Trail, California--Politics and government--1850-1950, Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail, and West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Cramer, Samuel and Cramer, Thomas J. B
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--California, Overland journeys to the Pacific, and Overland journeys to the Pacific--1859
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 ...
Description:
The six additional family letters were a gift of Hannah C. Ellis in 1961.
Subject (Geographic):
California--Gold discoveries
Subject (Name):
Ellis, Anne, Ellis, Cornelia, Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875, and Ellis, William C.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Box 1 | Folder Moving to California in 1849 by E. L. Christman
Image Count:
15
Abstract:
Enos Christman's journals describe his 1849 sea voyage around the Horn from Philadelphia to San Francisco, his work in the gold fields and for the Sonora Herald. Pasted into the back of one journal are newspaper clippings of Christman's letters to Pen...
Subject (Geographic):
California--Description and travel and California--Gold discoveries
Subject (Name):
Apple, Ellen A, Atkins, DeWitt Clinton, Evans, Henry S, and Prizer, Enos
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, Journalism--California, Sonora Herald (1850), and Voyages to the Pacific coast
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 ...
Description:
The six additional family letters were a gift of Hannah C. Ellis in 1961.
Subject (Geographic):
California--Gold discoveries
Subject (Name):
Ellis, Anne, Ellis, Cornelia, Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875, and Ellis, William C.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
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 ...
Description:
The six additional family letters were a gift of Hannah C. Ellis in 1961.
Subject (Geographic):
California--Gold discoveries
Subject (Name):
Ellis, Anne, Ellis, Cornelia, Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875, and Ellis, William C.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
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 ...
Description:
The six additional family letters were a gift of Hannah C. Ellis in 1961.
Subject (Geographic):
California--Gold discoveries
Subject (Name):
Ellis, Anne, Ellis, Cornelia, Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875, and Ellis, William C.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
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 ...
Description:
The six additional family letters were a gift of Hannah C. Ellis in 1961.
Subject (Geographic):
California--Gold discoveries
Subject (Name):
Ellis, Anne, Ellis, Cornelia, Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875, and Ellis, William C.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
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 ...
Description:
The six additional family letters were a gift of Hannah C. Ellis in 1961.
Subject (Geographic):
California--Gold discoveries
Subject (Name):
Ellis, Anne, Ellis, Cornelia, Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875, and Ellis, William C.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
The diary describes the journey from Kansas to California along the California Trail, by way of Fort Kearny, the Platte and Sweetwater, Fort Bridger, Salt Lake City, the Mormon route by Pilot Springs to the Humboldt and Carson Rivers, Hope Valley, Dr...
Description:
Cramer, of Douglas County, Kansas, was judge of the 1855 elections, inspector general of the militia, and territorial treasurer under the Lecompton Constitution. He was the pro-slavery candidate for treasurer in 1857. He left for California in 1859 wi...
Subject (Geographic):
California National Historic Trail, California--Politics and government--1850-1950, Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail, and West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Cramer, Samuel and Cramer, Thomas J. B
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--California, Overland journeys to the Pacific, and Overland journeys to the Pacific--1859
Love's journal describes the 1849 trip from Pennsylvania to California, going by boat to St. Louis and Independence, then overland by the Platte, the Sweetwater, Sublette's Cut-off, Fort Hall, the California Trail, the Humboldt, the Truckee, Yuba and ...
Description:
Diary and typed transcript stored in a case.
Subject (Geographic):
California National Historic Trail, Sacramento Valley (Calif.), and West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Love, Alexander, 1810?- and Reading, P. B.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--California, Indians of North America--California, Mines and mineral resources--California--Sacramento Valley, Overland journeys to the Pacific, and Overland journeys to the Pacific--1849
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 8
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 10
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 9
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 11
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 12
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 5
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Higgins, Burr
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 33
Image Count:
9
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 21
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Rodney, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 23
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 22
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 34
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 19
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 18
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 17
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 24
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 36
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 27
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 4
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 13
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 2
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 32
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut.
Description:
Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009.
Subject (Geographic):
Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Clark, Rodney, 1824-1887
Subject (Topic):
Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Abby Mansur's letters to her family describe the daily life of a New Hampshire housewife in California. Accompanied by an ALS, dated 1855 Aug 13, of Marcus M. Harrub, business partner of Abby Mansur's husband, to Mrs. Littlefield, her sister, informin...
Subject (Name):
Harrab, Marcus M, Littlefield, Hannah E. Leighton, Mansur, Abby T. Leighton,--d. 1855, Mansur, Horace, and Mansur, James C
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--California and Home economics--California
