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Handwritten letter from a gold miner to a friend giving details of his voyage from New York to California and his work in the gold mines. He gives particular attention to Indians in the area that call themselves, " Diggers," and describes them in disparaging terms.

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Title
Leonard W. Gilchrist letter : Columbia, California, to Samuel Mason, [New Hamphshire?], 1853 July 2.
Creator
Gilchrist, Leonard W., creator
Mason, Samuel
Published
1853 July 2
Full Collection Name
Selections from The Bancroft Library
Project Name
Gold Rush Materials
Other Identifiers
BANC MSS 2012/32
Subject (Topic)
Indians of North America
Indians, Treatment of
Gold miners
Gold mines and mining
Gold discoveries
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Geographic Coverage
California
Tuolumne County (Calif.)
Type
Text
Format
Correspondence
Language
English
Archive
The Bancroft Library
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