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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04672.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters from a miner to his wife regarding California |
| Title | Levi P. Conger to Anne Conger, writing that he has stopped in Sacramento |
| Date | 15 May 1868 |
| Author | Conger, Levi P. (fl. 1824-1868) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | 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 envelope possibly held this letter. |
| Subjects | American West Gold Rush Immigration and Migration Transportation Travel Steamboat Health and Medical |
| People | Conger, Ann Medam (fl. 1867-1868) Conger, Levi P. (fl. 1824-1868) |
| Place written | Sacramento, 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 |