Correspondence and agreement 1850-1856

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Description

Title: Correspondence and agreement 1850-1856
Creator: Gish, John
Abstract: The collection contains John Gish's correspondence, 1850-51, which describes his journey west and experiences in California, letters to Gish from associates in the mines, 1852-56, describing life in the mines and conditions in California, and an 1850 agreement of partnership to search for gold in California
Description: John Gish, of Logan County, Ohio, formed a partnership in 1850 with four friends to go to California. The partnership broke up on the trip west, but Gish made it to California and returned home by sea in 1851.
Provenance: Gift of William Robertson Coe.
Extent: 1 v. (29 items)
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Agreements United States
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Subject (Geographic): California.
Subject (Name): Gish, John.
Gish, Mary.
Mekemson, Joseph S.
Wise, John H.
Subject (Topic): Gold mines and mining
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Subjects: Gish, John
Gish, Mary
Mekemson, Joseph S.
Wise, John H.
Gold mines and mining > California
Overland journeys to the Pacific
United States
California
Overland journeys to the Pacific > 1850

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Citation: John Gish Correspondence and Agreement. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.