Letters from a forty-niner / by Charles T. Harlan, transcribed and edited by Eugene C. Baker ca. 1943.

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Letters from a forty-niner / by Charles T. Harlan, transcribed and edited by Eugene C. Baker ca. 1943.

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This is a typescript of Harlan's letters, spanning 1844-53, to Julia Le Grand (addressed as Nell) describing his experience in the Mexican War, his 1849 overland trip to California, and his life as a miner in California. Most of Harlan's letters focus on his feelings for Julia. A few letters are addressed to members of Julia's or Harlan's family. The typescript is accompanied by several letters from 1942 to 1943 discussing Harlan and the possible publication of the letters.

0.25 linear ft. (1 Box)

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Harlan, Charles T., 1817?-

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Charles T. Harlan spent his early life in Berks County, Pennsylvania. In 1844 he worked in a store in Vicksburg, Mississippi where he hoped to marry Julia Ellen (Nell) Le Grand. Harlan volunteered for service in the Mexican War and returned to Vicksburg in 1848. When news of the gold discoveries reached him he decided to seek his fortune in California. He never returned and was last heard from in 1853. From the description of Letters from a forty-niner / by Charles T. Harlan, transcr...

Le Grand, Julia Ellen.

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Barker, Eugene C. (Eugene Campbell), 1874-1956

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Eugene C. Barker was a University of Texas historian and educator. From the description of Barker, Eugene Campbell, papers, 1785-1895, 1812-1895. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 70277022 ...