Pocket memoranda of voyage round Cape Horn and in the gold mines, 1853.

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Pocket memoranda of voyage round Cape Horn and in the gold mines, 1853.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122453911

Calendar book recording daily activities sailing from Boston to San Francisco and working in the gold fields near Marysville. Bulk of entries relate to mining.

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Swett, John, 1830-1913

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Educator, California's first Superintendent of Schools. Sailed around Horn to California (1852-1853). Letters describe experiences of voyage and first impressions of San Francisco. Singled out for special mention are Chinese, prostitutes, scenery and schools. Collection includes information about Swett, probably inserted by his granddaughter, Margaret Plummer, and a painting of "SS Revere" on which Swett sailed. From the description of John Swett letters, 1852-1853. (University of th...