Letter signed Peter Politte, Fiddletown, Amador County, California, to his wife. Writes that he received her letter and is feeling better but wasn’t able to work all winter. Says that he is coming home as soon as possible, and that he saw Mark and George. Wants to return, but writes that he’d “as soon die as to go back with nothing.”, 1856 June 1
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection consists primarily of mid-nineteenth-century correspondence of the Wilson, Carper, Politte, and Vinyard families.
Dates
- 1856 June 1
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.25 Cubic Feet ( (13 folders))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Wilson family (Creator, Family)
- From the Collection: Politte, Peter, -1864 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Wilson, Jonathan M., 1797- (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository