Newberry Library - Letter Wolf Creek, Sierra Co., Calif., to Lute Eaton, 1855 Dec. 2

Letter Wolf Creek, Sierra Co., Calif., to Lute Eaton, 1855 Dec. 2

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Open book Letter Wolf Creek, Sierra Co., Calif., to Lute Eaton, 1855 Dec. 2

Title Letter Wolf Creek, Sierra Co., Calif., to Lute Eaton, 1855 Dec. 2

Creator Eaton, N. A. A

Date 1855

Place California, California--Sierra County, United States

Language English

Subjects Brothers and sisters, Frontier and pioneer life, Gold miners, Gold mines and mining, Indians of North America

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Formerly known as Ayer MS 265c.
Text of letter on p. [1]-[3]
Printed on p. [4]: Hutchings, James M. Hutching's California scenes. The California Indians. Placerville, Calif. : Sun Print, 1854.
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.

Summary Dec. 2, 1855, letter from gold seeker N.A.A. Eaton on Wolf Creek in Sierra County, California, to his brother, Lute, probably in New Hampshire or Massachusetts. In the letter, written on a printed 1854 lettersheet containing "Hutching's California scenes. The California Indians" on p. [4], Eaton comments on the continual movements of his brothers and sisters and the possibility of a family reunion; his efforts to make money mining; the excellent prospects for farming in the California valleys; and his future plans -- either settling on the California coast or returning to New Hampshire. Eaton also notes that he has seen many Indians since his arrival and mentions Indian wars occuring in Oregon and California.

Biographical/Historical Note Sierra County, Calif., gold miner.

Extent 1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 29 cm

Format Aerogrammes, Correspondence

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

Link to Catalog View record

Call Number Ayer MS 3066

BibID 129150

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2781px × 3399px 27.07 MB

Filename 991291508805867_Ayer_MS_3066_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11E2LG

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