Edward G.H. Anthony letters : ALS, 1848-1853.

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Anthony, Edward G. H. Edward G.H. Anthony letters : ALS, 1848-1853.

Edward G.H. Anthony letters : ALS, 1848-1853.

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Letters from or concerning Edward G.H. Anthony, a Gold Rush forty-niner who sailed aboard the bark, Susan, as a member of the New York and California Aurelian Company, a gold mining company formed by several individuals who sailed from New York to San Francisco, via Cape Horn, beginning ca. Apr. and arriving Oct. 1849. While some letters precede the voyage and are written from Cincinnati and Chesapeake Bay, most of the letters from Anthony to his family are written during or since the voyage. They describe the voyage and legal disputes between members of the company while on board; subsequent to arriving in San Francisco, they describe health, economic, and social conditions there. They also include news of the death of Anthony's cousin, John Holland Chace, in Dec. 1849. The remainder of the letters consist of letters written by and to family members and friends, pertaining to Anthony's death of dysentery in Jan. 1850. Includes one newspaper clipping of an excerpt from a letter written by Anthony in 1849 from San Francisco. Also includes a printed copy of the bylaws of the New York and California Aurelian Company, along with a typed transcript of one letter.

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