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Two handwritten letters, with integral addresses, to a business partner in Connecticut concerning a mismanaged voyage of goods aboard the Hartford and destined for California at the height of the gold rush and other business related to gold mining. The earlier letter, dated March 21, 1850, is addressed from Sacramento, California. The later letter, dated June 13, 1850, is addressed from San Francisco, California

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Title
George May letters : to Joseph S. Curtiss, Hartford, Connecticut, 1850.
Creator
May, George, creator
Curtiss, Joseph S.
Published
1850
Full Collection Name
Selections from The Bancroft Library
Project Name
Gold Rush Materials
Other Identifiers
BANC MSS 2013/41
Subject (Topic)
Gold mines and mining
Voyages to the Pacific Coast
Geographic Coverage
California
San Francisco (Calif.)
Type
Text
Format
Correspondence
Language
English
Archive
The Bancroft Library
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