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One of three diaries of Gold Rush miner, Charles van Houten, describing his travels from Sunbury, Ohio to Marysville, Calif. via Panama and experiences in California. Diaries provide details of travel, costs, dates of departure and arrival at various stops, money and gold nuggets sent home, and gold miner life.

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Title
Daily Pocket Remembrancer for 1851
Creator
Van Houten, Charles, creator
Published
1851
Full Collection Name
Charles Van Houten papers
Project Name
Gold Rush Materials
Other Identifiers
BANC MSS 2010/114, Volume 1
Subject (Person)
Van Houten, Charles
Subject (Topic)
Gold miners
Gold mines and mining
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Gold discoveries
Geographic Coverage
California
Type
Text
Format
Diaries
Language
English
Archive
The Bancroft Library
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