An 1856 Holograph Letter by California Pioneer and Gold Rush Miner Frederick Houghton, written at Angel’s Camp in Calaveras County

by HOUGHTON, Frederick T.

$2,500 · Offered by Between the Covers

Angel's Camp, California: 1856. Autograph Letter Signed. Quarto. 4pp. Angel’s Camp, California, April 1, 1856. Light original folds, near fine. A long, detailed letter written by Frederick Houghton to his father Samuel (prominent in the Whig party of Massachusetts), in which he gives a description of his experiences in mining..... More

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