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Letter of 17 March 1850 - 8 May 1850 written while enroute to San Francisco to a Mr. Allen in Ohio, has the character of a letter-diary and describes the voyage from Cape St. Lucas to a port south of San Diego. The letter is full of the trials and tribulations of the passengers such as lack of food, lack of coal, difficulties in obtaining wood, hostile fights among the passengers, their disagreements with the captain and other events of his journey.

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Title
Edwin R. Bishop to Mr. Allen, March 17-April 7, 1850.
Creator
Biship, Edwin R., creator
Published
1850
Full Collection Name
Edwin Bishop letters
Project Name
Gold Rush Materials
Other Identifiers
BANC MSS 88/172 c, Portfolio 1, Folder 1
Subject (Topic)
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Gold discoveries
Geographic Coverage
California
Type
Text
Format
Correspondence
Language
English
Archive
The Bancroft Library
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