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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters from William C Pease to his Parents, 1854 |
| Reference | MSS 254, Folder 2 |
| Library | Nantucket Historical Association |
| Collection | William C Pease Letters / Reed Collection, 1849-1854 |
| Collection Series | William C Pease Letters |
| Date | 1854 |
| Description | Letters include a detailed account of his two day trek across the Isthmus of Panama by railroad and mule, with descriptions of the hotel and road conditions, economic conditions in California, and various other topics. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce; Employment and Labour; Migration and Immigration; Travel and Tourism |
| Keywords | food, health, disease, mining, California Gold Rush, gold, gold mining, Gold Rush, railroad, ferry, mule train, hotel |
| Countries | USA; Panama |
| Places | California; Aspenwall |
| Ports | New Bedford, USA; Nantucket, USA |
| Ships | Fairhaven |
| Additional Information | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Nantucket Historical Association catalogue. |
| Copyright | Nantucket Historical Association |
