Hosmer correspondence, 1849-1853.

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Hosmer correspondence, 1849-1853.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122510425

Letters of Charles and Edward Hosmer, two brothers who left Avon, New York in 1849 for California. The letters describe Charles' overland trip by wagon train and Edward's trip around Cape Horn to California, their work in San Francisco and Edward's unsuccessful prospecting in the Feather River area. Contains descriptions of early San Francisco including the people, business houses, shipping, and the weather.

.25 linear ft.

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6742229

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Hosmer, Edward.

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Hosmer, Charles.

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