Sharon, William
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Thomas J. Van Dorn papers
Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-1319
Abstract:
The papers consist of Thomas J. Van Dorn's letters to his wife, Henrietta Frances Wilbur Van Dorn, and his diary of an 1849 journey of a Jerseyville company from St. Joseph to California. This material describes the landscape, rigors of travel, encounters with Indians, communities on route, and life in mining camps at Bear Creek, Sacramento, and Weaverville Dry Diggings. Letters to his wife dating from 1865-1869 describe his business in Yazoo City, Mississippi. There are business contracts...
Dates:
1847-1869, 1847-1856, bulk 1847-1856