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Hollingsworth, George, 1811-1854. Correspondence, 1850-1854.

Title: Correspondence, 1850-1854.

38 letters from Hollingsworth to his wife, Elizabeth Ann, describing his experiences as a gold miner in California; together with 3 letters from his brother B.S. Hollingsworth, after Hollingsworth's death.

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Hollingsworth, George, 1811-1854. George Hollingsworth letters : ALS, 1850-1854.

Title: George Hollingsworth letters : ALS, 1850-1854.

Thirty-eight letters from Hollingsworth to his wife, Elizabeth Ann, in Woodlawn, Monroe County, Missouri, describing his experiences gold mining and then farming in El Dorado County, and later living in Sacramento and San Francisco, where he purchased a parcel of government land with the intention of selling it at a profit. Includes detailed descriptions of the Sacramento fire of Nov. 1852 and flood of Apr. 1853. Also includes three letters from Hollingsworth's brother, B.S. Hollingsworth, written after George Hollingsworth's death.

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