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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04672.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters from a miner to his wife regarding California |
| Title | Levi Conger to Ann Conger, describing the Gurkes Ranch |
| Date | 23 August 1868 |
| Author | Conger, Levi P. (fl. 1824-1868) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | 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 basket of fruit. |
| Subjects | American West Gold Rush Immigration and Migration Diet and Nutrition Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Gift Women's History Marriage |
| People | Conger, Ann Medam (fl. 1867-1868) Conger, Levi P. (fl. 1824-1868) |
| Place written | Gurkes Ranch, Tehama County, California |
| Theme | Westward Expansion; Agriculture; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | 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. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |