11.
- Creator:
- Ellis, William C.
- Published / Created:
- Jan-Jun 1851
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-41
- Collection Title:
- William C. Ellis letters to his wife Cornelia
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 4
- Image Count:
- 28
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- 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.
- 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
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Jan-Jun 1851