Conger, Levi P., fl. 1824-1868 [Collection of letters from a miner to his wife regarding California] [decimalized]

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Written to his wife Ann (occasionally spelled Anne or Ruth Ann) in Chicago. Conger and his wife were both born in New York and lived in Chicago after 1860 and through the 1880 U.S. Census. Conger worked for the U.S. Police.

GLC#
GLC04672
Type
Header Record
Date
1867-1868
Author/Creator
Conger, Levi P., fl. 1824-1868
Title
[Collection of letters from a miner to his wife regarding California] [decimalized]
Place Written
Various Places
Pagination
7 items
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction
Conger, Levi P., fl. 1824-1868
Conger, Ann Medam, fl. 1867-1868
American West
Gold Rush
Immigration and Migration

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Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Ann Conger

17 June 1867

Conger, Levi P., fl. 1824-1868

Misdated, possibly 17 June 1868. Explains to his wife that he does not write often because the post office is very far away. He believes the mountain air is good for him and feels better than he has in ten years. Says that the food seems to taste...

GLC04672.01
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Anne Conger

25 April to 8 May 1868

Conger, Levi P., fl. 1824-1868

Writes to his wife detailing his journey from the Isthmus of Panama to San Francisco. Writes aboard the Aspenwall and the Oregonian, from the coasts of Nicaragua, Mexico, and California. Describes the Panamanian natives and an old town that had...

GLC04672.02
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Anne Conger

15 May 1868

Conger, Levi P., fl. 1824-1868

Writes to his wife that he has stopped in Sacramento due to illness. Writes about his plans to continue to Plumas County by steamboat, stage, and sleigh. Due to the difficulty in transportation, he may not be able to write often. The included...

GLC04672.03
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Ann Conger

1 June 1868

Conger, Levi P., fl. 1824-1868

Writes to his wife that he has walked 120 miles in four days and still has another 130 miles to go into the mountains. His feet are sore but he feels great. Describes sleeping on the ground and the arduous journey ahead of him. The included...

GLC04672.04
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Ann Conger

24 June 1868

Conger, Levi P., fl. 1824-1868

Writes to his wife that he is working hard for his mining company. Reports that the weather is cold and that the nearest post office is forty miles away. Describes the food and says that the men in the company take turns cooking and baking. The...

GLC04672.05
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Ann Conger

6 July 1868

Conger, Levi P., fl. 1824-1868

Writes to his wife about how mountain life agrees with him. Describes the local mountain men as uncivilized and sickly. Reports that he is in Indian country where the natives are killing the new settlers and plans on leaving for Red Bluff in the...

GLC04672.06
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Ann Conger

23 August 1868

Conger, Levi P., fl. 1824-1868

Writes to his wife about the lack of correspondence he has received, and desperately wishes to hear from her. Explains that Gurkes Ranch is a 150-acre vineyard and describes all the fruit he has been eating. He wishes he was able to send Ann a...

GLC04672.07