1849/10/21

Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860

Letter signed

Title: to: his father.

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

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1850/01/28

Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860

Letter signed

Title: 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.

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1850/03/27

Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860

Letter signed

Title: 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.

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1850/04/11

Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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.

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1850/05/21

Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860

Letter signed

Title: 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.

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1850/06/17

Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: brother James.

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

GLC07164.06