Box 1
Contains 118 Results:
Letter from David Adams to Elizabeth. Mentions a nugget of gold he sent to his family in his last to show them “the richness of this country.", 1850 June 26
This collection includes personal letters to David's wife, Elizabeth, business correspondence, receipts, lists, and diaries. A man of limited education, David wrote poorly, spelled phonetically, and rarely used punctuation.
Two lists of payments received (probably for tolls), signed David Adams., 1851 May-July
This collection includes personal letters to David's wife, Elizabeth, business correspondence, receipts, lists, and diaries. A man of limited education, David wrote poorly, spelled phonetically, and rarely used punctuation.
Letter from Elizabeth Adams to Louis Vachard. Concerns the death of their brother Charles and other family members during the cholera epidemic, and David’s return from California. This letter and her signature are in David’s hand; includes a note from him., 1851 June 7
This collection includes personal letters to David's wife, Elizabeth, business correspondence, receipts, lists, and diaries. A man of limited education, David wrote poorly, spelled phonetically, and rarely used punctuation.
Note from Henry Chatillion to David Adams. Concerns Conrad Rehn and Herman Brandeau., 1851 July 19
This collection includes personal letters to David's wife, Elizabeth, business correspondence, receipts, lists, and diaries. A man of limited education, David wrote poorly, spelled phonetically, and rarely used punctuation.
Letter from Elizabeth Adams to her brother Louis Vachard. Asks for more information on how their brother Charles died. This letter and her signature are in David’s hand; includes a note from him., 1851 Aug 7
This collection includes personal letters to David's wife, Elizabeth, business correspondence, receipts, lists, and diaries. A man of limited education, David wrote poorly, spelled phonetically, and rarely used punctuation.
Note from David Adams regarding the estate of Charles Vachard of which he is executor., 1851 Aug 21
This collection includes personal letters to David's wife, Elizabeth, business correspondence, receipts, lists, and diaries. A man of limited education, David wrote poorly, spelled phonetically, and rarely used punctuation.
List of toll money given to Mr. Brotherton, signed David Adams., 1851 Dec-1852 June
This collection includes personal letters to David's wife, Elizabeth, business correspondence, receipts, lists, and diaries. A man of limited education, David wrote poorly, spelled phonetically, and rarely used punctuation.
Receipts for tolls collected by David Adams as keeper of the 1st Toll Gate on Natural Bridge Road, signed A. Harper, M. Brotherton, or Francis Jones. These receipts constituted the lower portion of a printed form that the keeper used to report his collections. Includes four blank pages of the complete form; the upper part is the statement that would have been kept by the superintendent of toll gate keepers., 1852 June-1856 Oct
This collection includes personal letters to David's wife, Elizabeth, business correspondence, receipts, lists, and diaries. A man of limited education, David wrote poorly, spelled phonetically, and rarely used punctuation.
Note from C. Semph to David Adams for money owed Adams for toll fees., 1852 Feb 2
This collection includes personal letters to David's wife, Elizabeth, business correspondence, receipts, lists, and diaries. A man of limited education, David wrote poorly, spelled phonetically, and rarely used punctuation.
Letter from James Adams to David Adams. States that he has returned from the mountains, and waits to hear about the situation regarding his property., 1853 Feb 6
This collection includes personal letters to David's wife, Elizabeth, business correspondence, receipts, lists, and diaries. A man of limited education, David wrote poorly, spelled phonetically, and rarely used punctuation.