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Handwritten letter from a man journeying overland by wagon train to the gold fields in California. Contains details of the train's progress and describes a difficult journey, at times, with widespread sickness, river crossings, and witnessing large numbers of sick and dying people all along the trail. Also includes the original mailing envelope postmarked from Fort Leavenworth, Missouri on July 17 and addressed to Mrs. Matilda J.[?] C. Ellis, Alexandria, Clark County, Missouri.

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Title
A. Ellis letter : Fort Laramie, Wyo., to Matilda Ellis, Alexandria, Mo., 1850 June 19.
Creator
Ellis, A., creator
Ellis, Matilda
Published
1850 June 19
Full Collection Name
Selections from The Bancroft Library
Project Name
Gold Rush Materials
Other Identifiers
BANC MSS 2011/76
Subject (Topic)
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Wagon trains
Gold discoveries
Geographic Coverage
California
Fort Laramie (Wyo.)
Wyoming
Type
Text
Format
Correspondence
Language
English
Archive
The Bancroft Library
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