Chandler writes that he has “cleared six thousand dollars on the rise of stocks within the last month, mostly in the Lady Bryan.” He doesn’t “feel like going to Mass or any other Black Republican state while the war is going on.” He encourages Jane to come west with the children, offering to pay their way. Notations in pencil on the first page at the top read: “Easy money in mining stocks, Hard knocks for ‘Old Abe’ and his abolition war.” Pencil marks highlight certain parts of the text pertaining to the title.
Gold miners Gold mines and mining West (U.S.) History 1860-1890 Pioneers Correspondence Virginia City (Nev.) Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Civil War America
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 45
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