W.S.W. Ruschenberger letter : Valparaiso, Chile, to Jean Jacques Smith, Germantown [Pa.?] : ALS, 1855 Feb. 27.

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W.S.W. Ruschenberger letter : Valparaiso, Chile, to Jean Jacques Smith, Germantown [Pa.?] : ALS, 1855 Feb. 27.

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Describes voyage on the U.S. Navy Flag ship "Independence" from Rio de Janeiro around Cape Horn, and the economic consequences of the California gold rush in Chile.

4 p.

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