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Neafie, Alfred, fl. 1853 to: Cousin Carrie.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07164.07 Author/Creator: Neafie, Alfred, fl. 1853 Place Written: Grass Valley. Type: Letter signed Date: 1853/12/23 Pagination: Folio, 4 p with envelope. Order a Copy

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.

Neafie, Alfred, fl. 1853

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