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William Williamson, San Juan Monterey, California, to John Williamson, Manchester, England, 25 November 1856
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Collection Williamson Letters
Title William Williamson, San Juan Monterey, California, to John Williamson, Manchester, England, 25 November 1856
Description Apparently, this letter now exists only in typescript form. It's a fantastic autobiographical, retrospective letter, describing William's overland trek by wagon from Illinois to California back in 1850. He left Bonus, Illinois on 19 March 1850; crossed the Missouri River at St. Joseph, Missouri, on 21 April; and finally reached Hangtown, California, on 20 July. His description of the overland trek was detailed and dramatic: "The suffering in 1850 was truly awful." After William concluded the story of his 1850 trip, he expressed happiness at having received his mother's letter.
Date 25/11/1856
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Resource Type Text
Archival Record Id p155/4/1/1
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 8pp
Topic Williamson Letters
Geographic San Juan (city) Bautista,San Benito (county),California,United States,Manchester,England,United Kingdom
Temporal Nineteenth century,Eighteen fifties
Genre Transcript
Note Title, description and transcript text by Professor Kerby Miller.
Creator / Author Name William Williamson