Enoch T. Collins letter : Downieville, Calif., to George W. Collins : ALS, 1853 March 26.

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Enoch T. Collins letter : Downieville, Calif., to George W. Collins : ALS, 1853 March 26.

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Letter from Enoch T. Collins to his nephew, George W. Collins in Newbury Port compliments him on the grammatically correct and interesting letter he had recently received from him. The elder Collins describes his log cabin and mining life in Belmont and nearby Downieville, his neighbors, price of milk and eggs, his cooking, the weather, etc. He ends by agreeing to try to get an Indian bow and arrow for his nephew.

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Collins, George W.

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Resident of Hamiton, MI; served with the Mich 4th Cav, Co C; died at Murfreesboro, TN, 1863. From the description of Letters, 1862-1863. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 32934076 George Collins was the brother of David Collins, who was Lieutenant-Governor at Hobart from 1803-1810. Daughter of Captain Charles Proctor, Maria Proctor married David Collins in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1777. David sailed with the First Fleet to Botany Bay i...

Collins, Enoch T.

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