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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Charles Frederick Winslow Letter Book |
| Reference | MS 2331 |
| Library | California Historical Society |
| Collection | Charles Frederick Winslow Letter Book and Miscellany: 1849-1873 |
| Date | 1849-1873 |
| Author / Creator | Winslow, Charles Frederick |
| Description | Letter book with copies of 24 letters from Winslow to relatives and friends, 17 April - 19 October 1849, describing Winslow's journey from Nantucket to San Francisco via Panama. Includes detailed description of time spent in Panama, as well as several letters written after his arrival in San Francisco. Topics mentioned include whaling, wages, slavery, lumber, shipping, finance, and real estate. Several letters are to Winslow's wife, Lydia. |
| Document Type | Correspondence, Manuscript |
| Theme(s) | Travel and Tourism; Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | deeds, gold, travel, voyage, whaling, wages, slaves, mining, lumber, shipping, finance, real estate, family, letter, journey, ship, sea, seafaring, missions, church, religion, society, customs, culture, mail, business, trade, steam, survey |
| Countries | USA; Panama; Mexico |
| Places | California |
| Ports | Nantucket, USA; San Francisco, USA; Chagres, Panama; San Blas, Mexico |
| Ships | Crescent City, Falcon, Oregon |
| Additional Information |
Winslow was a physician of Nantucket and Boston, Massachusetts, who went to San Francisco, California, during the Gold Rush. Letters beginning 4 May 1848 were published in the "California Historical Society Quarterly", Volume 29 (1950). 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 |
