I thought it would be fun to share with the #steemsilvergold community some of my other "gold related interests" in this post. Like ephemera and vintage letters.
This is the content from an original 1850 Gold Rush letter that I found, which I painstakingly transcribed, spelling and grammer mistakes included.
It was from a young Ohio man named William H. Helphry, from the Goldrush fields of California, back to his family.
If you're up for a great "gold rush history story", please follow along through the photos. That saves me 10 years of typing - thanks.
It is a fascinating account of the journey and stuggles to find gold. I love the description of the amount of money and gold and liquor in California!
Basically he kept a complete log of the trip, then when he made it there, he sat down and wrote it all down.
This kind of thing is seldom found in Gold Mining history. The plan was always..."we get there, then we dig, sluice and pan"....not write a novel!!
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Hope that you enjoy the read, there are a few small pics of the actual original letter included also!
A little more info on the letter:
And finally, the selling price...aka Proof of Ownership 😁
Although the letter now sits in a "gold museum", I know that it is being properly cared for and enjoyed by many visitors!
I hope that you enjoyed it as much as I do! That letter was awesome to discover and research!!
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