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Field name | Value |
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Title | Typed Copies of Letters |
Reference | MS 1039, folder 2 |
Library | California Historical Society |
Collection | Edward Hotchkiss Letters and Diary: 1850-1851 |
Date | 1850-1851 |
Author / Creator | Hotchkiss, Edward |
Description | Transcripts of letters written by a young merchant to his mother, E A Hotchkiss, describing his voyage to California, his activities in San Francisco where he spent 15 months investigating prospects for trade for his firm, Hotchkiss & Bros., of New Haven, Connecticut, and his return voyage via the East Indies. |
Document Type | Correspondence, Manuscript |
Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce; Travel and Tourism |
Keywords | voyage, merchant, diary, trade, study, survey, sea, seafaring, journey, customs, culture, geography, language, nature, religion, world, steam, ship, climate, mission, cargo, business, family, storm, gold, mining, death, church, fire, vessel |
Countries | Panama; Mexico; USA; Portugal; Egypt |
Places | Caribbean; Pacific Ocean; Sacramento; California; Red Sea; Nile River; Connecticut |
Ports | Chagres, Panama; Acapulco, Mexico; San Francisco, USA |
Company | Hotchkiss & Bros |
Ships | Magnolia, Pottinger, Georgia |
Additional Information | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the California Historical Society's North Baker Research Library catalogue. |
Copyright | California Historical Society |