Shoemaker, Isaac (folder no. 2), 1862-1867
Scope and Contents
Shoemaker, Isaac (Folder 2) ca. 23 items.
California, Cincinnati, Vicksburg, Illawarra, New Orleans, etc., 1862-1867.
[Letters from Big Tree Grove, Calaveras Co., Cal., July 20- Aug. 4, 1862, tell of visit to Yosemite Valley, with sketches, including sketch of a pair of skis.]
Letters from San Francisco:
--Aug. 18, 1862, [describes mining region]
--Aug. 19, 1862, [includes sketch of ferris wheel and merry-go-round, and group of Chinese people; also remarks on healthful climate, low mortality rate among children; mentions Friends settled in San Francisco; describes the people and conditions there]
--Sept. 29, 1862, [discusses Civil War; describes sea lions]
--Jan. 6, 1863, [mentions Emancipation Proclamation and discusses the War]
--March 3, 1863, [says he fears Lincoln has not the capacity to lead the country; describes Chinese New Year]
--March 24,1863,[describes Monterey, with sketches; tells of whaling (combination letter to nieces, nephews, and sisters]
--Letter from Vicksburg, Feb. 18, 1866, [describes conditions in post-War South]
--Letter from Illawarra [La.] July 11, 1866, [describes cotton growing, with sketches]
--Letter from New Orleans, Feb. 14, 1867, [tells anecdote of George Washington; second letter, same date, describes Mississippi, levees,
bayous, activity along river]
--Letter from Burlington [N.J.] 8mo. 15, 1867, [tells of Irish Friend, Samuel Bewley, and daughter Alice coming to dinner.]
Dates
- Creation: 1862-1867
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to research use.
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