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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04672.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters from a miner to his wife regarding California |
| Title | Levi P. Conger to Ann Conger, writing that he is in Trinity County, California |
| Date | 17 June 1867 |
| Author | Conger, Levi P. (fl. 1824-1868) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | 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 better and describes camp life and his natural surroundings. Reports having found gold, though he is not sure if it is a sign of more to come. Adds that he is in Trinity County, California, on the Trinity River. |
| Subjects | American West Gold Rush Immigration and Migration Post Office Health and Medical Diet and Nutrition |
| People | Conger, Ann Medam (fl. 1867-1868) Conger, Levi P. (fl. 1824-1868) |
| Place written | Trinity County, California |
| Theme | Westward Expansion; Health & Medicine |
| 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 |