George E. Jayne letters : San Jose, Calif., to Lottie E. Jayne, New York, N.Y., 1868 Aug. 5-25.

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George E. Jayne letters : San Jose, Calif., to Lottie E. Jayne, New York, N.Y., 1868 Aug. 5-25.

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Two handwritten letters (14 p.) from a man to a woman (probably not his wife) in New York, N.Y. describing events and details of his life in the San Jose area of California. After generally describing the state of his health, the bulk of the letter dated Aug. 4 (10 p.) is a detailed description of a horseback journey into the mountains west of San Jose to Pescadero Creek and Oil Creek to survey timberland and catch fish. Details include: the route of the journey beginning with the Saratoga - Pescadero turnpike, descriptions of the mountains and countryside through which he travels, the behavior of his horse, the results of fishing, ,the behavior of trout, and reports of grizzly bear sightings and mountain lions. The return trip back home was delayed due to their buggy being taken by their horse's owner to another nearby town. As a result, he reports that only a dozen of the nearly 100 fish they brought back home with them did not spoil. He also gives opinions on the "Erie War" involving the railroad tycoons Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, and Daniel Drew. The second letter dated Aug. 25 (4 p.) is mostly a description of the surrounding area of a house the writer has been staying at and news of people in the area. The letter ends with an account of a spiritualist experience he has with women who did a "table tipping" that resulted in jokes about each other being spelled out. There are two original envelopes in the folder that are addressed to the recipient as follows: "Care I. Denham & Co, No. 266 West 23rd St., New York."

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