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GLC07164.01
Collection Item
Letter signed

to: his father.

1849/10/21

Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860

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

GLC07164.01
GLC07164.03
Collection Item
Letter signed

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

1850/03/27

Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860

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
GLC07164.06
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to: brother James.

1850/06/17

Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860

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

GLC07164.06
GLC07164.04
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to: father

1850/04/11

Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860

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
GLC07164.02
Collection Item
Letter signed

to: his sister.

1850/01/28

Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860

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

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