James Williamson, Buckeye Ravine, Sierra Co., California, to Robert Williamson, Ahory, Richhill, County Armagh, 8 October 1854
Description
James is working a mining claim that he purchased for $75. Reports that William and his children have returned to California, and he and his family have gone to the mountains to mine gold again; they' re waiting for the US Government to settle the Mexican land claims before they try to purchase a farm. Provides much information about the blacksmithing trade, about the prices of goods in San Francisco, and about kin and old neighbors.