California -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
James Gillespie Hamilton Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-407-SC
Abstract
This collection is comprised of the typed transcription of a series of letters written by James Gillespie Hamilton to his wife, Cornelia Bernard Hamilton during an overland trip from Westport, Missouri to California; August 26, 1857-April 15, 1858. Letters are copied and typed by his granddaughter, Katherine Jones Moore, and prefaced with a brief family history.
Dates:
1857 August 26-1858 April 15