[CALIFORNIA - GOLD MINING] -- [CIVIL WAR]. A collection of letters, mostly from James Newhouse of Eldorado County, CA to James Knots of Magnolia, OH, incl. discussions involving California, gold mining, and experiences during the Civil War.

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