Correspondence of Luther Fitch, 1850-1873.

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Correspondence of Luther Fitch, 1850-1873.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80906962

The collection consists of letters from physician and gold miner Luther Fitch (b. 1821) to his family and father, Luther Fitch (1803-1877), in Portland, Maine. The letters describe his voyage and life in California. There are also later letters (1872-1873) written by his nephew, Luther E. Fitch, in California.

67 pieces.1 box.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 8253851

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Fitch, Luther, 1783-1880

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Former judge of a municipal court. From the description of Papers, 1823-1873. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70979001 Judge and resident of Portland, Me. From the description of Luther Fitch tax bills, 1848, 1865-1866. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71130252 ...

Fitch, Luther, b. 1821.

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Luther Fitch (fl. 1850-1873) joined the California Gold Rush in 1850. He traveled via the Isthmus of Panama to Foster's Bar in Yuba County, CA, where he practiced as a physician and mined for gold in 1851-1865. From the description of Correspondence of Luther Fitch, 1850-1873. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 80906962 ...

Fitch, Luther, 1783-1880

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pz5jm8 (person)

Former judge of a municipal court. From the description of Papers, 1823-1873. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70979001 Judge and resident of Portland, Me. From the description of Luther Fitch tax bills, 1848, 1865-1866. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71130252 ...