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Title: Prospects improving
Creator: Chandler, N. A. (1818-1880)
Date Created and/or Issued: 1863-07-26
Publication Information: Ella Strong Denison Library
Contributing Institution: Claremont Colleges Library
Collection: N.A. Chandler Gold Rush Era Letters
Rights Information: For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Ella Strong Denison Library at http://libraries.claremont.edu/denison
Description: Chandler writes that he is satisfied with present prospects and has purchased some house lots in San Francisco. Chandler explains his business interests and the wealth that surrounds him. “I was one of the first six to come here in /59, we used then to sleep in the Sedg [sic] brush, we now have fine Hotels and private houses.” He encourages Jane to travel west to be with him. Notations in pencil on the first page at the top read: “Prospects Improving.” Pencil marks highlight certain parts of the text pertaining to the title.
Type: text
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: cng00043
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cng/id/95
Language: English
Subject: Gold miners
Gold mines and mining
West (U.S.) History 1848-1860
Pioneers
Correspondence
Virginia City (Nev.)
Mining claims
West (U.S.) History 1860-1890
Time Period: 1855-1872
Place: Virginia City (Nev.)
Source: Autograph letter signed, 4 pages; N. A. Chandler Gold Rush Era Letters, D1942.1, box 1, folder 43
Relation: N.A. Chandler California Gold Rush Era Letters - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/cng

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