March 5, 2025: Winter Americana - Day One
Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc. info@jeffreysevans.com
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1853 CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH LETTER TO NEW MARKET, VIRGINIA WITH EXCELLENT CONTENT, eight manuscript pages, written by Samuel Turner Newton from Murphy's Camp, Calaveras Co., CA, 31st October 1853, to an unidentified friend in New Market, VA who had asked for "the truth" about the gold rush. The letter describes that he "set off across the continent on the 7th May 1850," leaving his wife behind, and "have seen more than 10,000 dead mules & horses." He arrived at Hangtown, Eldorado Co., CA, on the 23rd of August 1850, where he "bought digging tools, went to work, dug some gold, paid high prices." In April 1851, his wife made the three-month journey by ship and land to join him. They settled in Mokelumne Hill, CA, and he went about digging gold and her keeping camp. He gives much detailed advice on why his friend should not make the trip to discover gold, including "the truth is you would stand more than 50 chances to one not to dig enough gold to pay your expenses, and 100 chances to one not to raise enough to pay your passage home in 12 months, and 700 to one not to make a big strike." He goes on to list the expensive costs of goods and services, the low pay for labor, and details about people from all over the world being there trying to strike it rich. He closes by asking his friend to give his kindest regards to many prominent New Market residents, including Dr. Henkel, Dr. Neff, John S. Calvert, John Strayer, etc. 1853. 10" x 7 1/2" pages.
Catalogue Note: Samuel Turner Newton is listed in the 1867 Calaveras Co., CA voter register as a miner living at Robinson's Ferry, and being born in Virginia.
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