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1850/01/28
Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860
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
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
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
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
to: brother James.
Describes his life to James, relaying his fears of attacks by Indians. Requests news of life back east.
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