Papers of Edward H. Miller, 1848-1892.

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Papers of Edward H. Miller, 1848-1892.

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Although the majority of the letters were written by Edward H. Miller to his sister Sally, other addressees include his sister Ellen and his parents. There are also a few letters by his brothers Elisha and David. Miller's letters describe in detail his voyage to California on board the ship Pacific; his attempt at mining and the hardships involved; conditions in California mining camps; life in Sacramento and San Francisco; his business with Mark Hopkins; damage done by fires and floods; vigilance activities in Sacramento; and his opinion about the Civil War, abolitionists, and slavery. Also included with the correspondence is a short manuscript account of Miller's voyage to California on board the ship Pacific, presumably written by Miller, and an obituary for Miller written by an unknown author.

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Hopkins, Mark, 1813-1878

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Mark Hopkins was one of the "Big Four" in the Central Pacific Railroad. From the description of Mark Hopkins letter : Sacramento, Calif. to William N. Seet, Gold Hill, Nev. : ALS, 1865 Nov 1. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 52394361 ...

Pacific (Ship : 1826-1849)

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Central Pacific Railroad Company

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Signed by Leland Stanford, President of the C.P.R.R. Co. and E.H. Miller, Jr., Secretary of the C.P.R.R. Co. From the description of Land sale document to Samuel Manning, 1870 Aug. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864271 California Central Railroad Company (CPRR); inc. 21 Apr. 1857; located at Folsom, Sacramento County; sold to Central Pacific Railroad, Nov. 10, 1864; in 1885 the Central Pacific Railroad was leased by the Southern Pacific Company (reorganized 1899 as Ce...

Miller, Edward H. (Edward Hunting), 1826-1892.

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Edward Hunting Miller was born in 1826 in Greenville, New York, and moved to California to mine for gold in January 1849; he sailed on the ship Pacific and arrived in California in August. After mining for a few months, he moved to Sacramento and opened a general store with Mark Hopkins (who he had met on his voyage to California). Miller's family in New York eventually followed him to California and he and his three brothers, Elisha, David, and Charles, started a business together in 1856. In 1...