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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hotchkiss, Edward, author.
Contributor:
California Historical Society, owner.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Magnolia (Ship).
Christianity.
Commerce.
Culture.
Death.
Diaries.
Families.
Fires.
Geography.
Gold.
Language and languages.
Merchants.
Mines and mineral resources.
Missions.
Nature.
Religion.
Seafaring life.
Ships.
Ships--Cargo.
Steam.
Storms.
Surveying.
Tariff.
Voyages and travels.
California.
California--Sacramento.
California--San Francisco.
Caribbean Area.
Connecticut.
Egypt.
Mexico--Acapulco.
Nile River.
Pacific Ocean.
Panama--Chagres.
Portugal.
Red Sea.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Production:
[Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1850-1851.
Summary:
Transcripts of letters written by a young merchant to his mother, E A Hotchkiss, describing his voyage to California, his activities in San Francisco where he spent 15 months investigating prospects for trade for his firm, Hotchkiss & Bros., of New Haven, Connecticut, and his return voyage via the East Indies.
Notes:
AMDigital Reference: MS 1039, folder 2
Collection: Edward Hotchkiss Letters and Diary: 1850-1851
Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the California Historical Society's North Baker Research Library catalogue.
Title from publisher's website.
Description based on publisher metadata (viewed October 30, 2024).

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