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to: his father.

Detailed experiences of working on a ship, his life as a 'forty-niner,' panning for gold in California.

GLC07164.01

to: brother James.

Describes his life to James, relaying his fears of attacks by Indians. Requests news of life back east.

GLC07164.06

to: father

Explicit details of his life are passed along to his father. He discusses the dreariness of the rainy season (a time in which one cannot go mining) and the sale of a boat owned by Alfred.

GLC07164.04

to: his sister.

His life experiences as a miner, and a businessman, and his hardships due to flooding. He expresses his hopes to receive family news.

GLC07164.02

to: sister.

Relays his fears that, due to lack of received letters, his father has forgotten him. Alfred describes his life and requests that no letters be written to him.

GLC07164.05

to: Carrie (p 1-2) and Brother (p3).

His experiences and lifestyle in California, and how he cannot wait to go back to mining, once the winter is over. He lists inflation as a key issue, with costs riding so high that earning $32 per day is not enough to live comfortably.

GLC07164.03

to: Cousin Carrie.

Life in Grass Valley, includes a request for information about the family back East. Included in the letter was a folded sheet of paper which included several fragments of panned gold.

GLC07164.07

to: sister.

Explains his jealously which stems from fact that sister writes frequently to Theodore's Captain, but not to Theodore. Sends news about the regiment's move back to Washington, along with a request for money, which accompanied a description of the...

GLC07164.15

to: sister.

Describes his daily life in camp, made easier especially now due to having been paid, along with news of general regimental dislike of General Burns.

GLC07164.17

to: sister.

Describes his travels with the regiment from Camp Hampton to Washington, along with the daily life in camp.

GLC07164.09