Papers, 1852-1862.

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Papers, 1852-1862.

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Consists of a letters written by A. Jackson Best, -ca. 1862, bricklayer, plasterer, California miner, and farmer to his wife, Mrs. Anna Best, and family in Westville, Ohio, 1852-1859, and a letter from C. S. Haswell to Mrs. Anna Best, 1862. They were written from St. Joseph, Missouri; Rattlesnake Hills, Indian territory near St. Joseph; Sacramento, Petaluma, San Francisco, Columbia, and the Chinese camp at Vallejo, California. In a letter to his brother of February 22, 1855, he writes about the closing of the San Francisco banks and their branches at different locations of the mines. The letters to his wife and family deal with financial matters; news about friends, prices, morals, crime and foreigners in California; his mining experiences; Columbia "burnt to ashes"; and work at the U.S. navy yard. The letter from C. S. Haswell to Mrs. Ann Best concerns the estate of her husband.

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