Correspondence of Lura Case Smith, 1852-1865.

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Correspondence of Lura Case Smith, 1852-1865.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122332596

The collection consists of letters by Lura Case Smith which describe incidents of daily life in San Francisco (1854-65) and the 6 month stay at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, CA (June-November 1855). There is also a small amount of information on mining near Columbia, California (1852). Receiving mention in almost every letter from 1859-1865 are Dr. Franklin Tuthill, author of A California history, and his family. Correspondents include: Lura Case Smith (74 letters), Jesse R. Smith (3 letters), and Carrie Smith (3 letters).

80 pieces.1 box.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6683050

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Tuthill, Franklin, 1822-1865

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Smith, Lura Case, fl. 1854-1865.

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Lura Case Smith arrived in California in 1853, joining her husband Jesse R. Smith, who, in 1851, had left their home on Long Island, NY, to engage in mining in California. The family settled in San Francisco where Jesse worked as a contractor until 1855, when they moved to Vallejo, California, where he worked at the U.S. Naval Shipyard at Mare Island. They returned to San Francisco six months later and lived there, where Jesse was employed in the lumber business until 1867. From the ...

Smith, Carrie, fl. 1861-1865.

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Smith, Jesse R., fl. 1852-1857.

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Mare Island Naval Shipyard

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