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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09234.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of documents relating to Thompson Baxter of Quincy, Massachusetts, and his store in Stockton, California |
| Title | Mrs. Baxter to Thompson Baxter |
| Date | 12 October [1849?]- 11 November [1849?] |
| Author | Baxter, Mrs. (fl. 1849-1850) |
| Recipient | Baxter, Thompson |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | A letter to Thompson Baxter, it is written in the form of a diary with multiple days worth of events separated by the date it was written. In this particular letter Thompson Baxter's wife has written about the death of their daughter on the 21 of October. |
| Subjects | Gold Rush Merchants and Trade Finance Westward Expansion American West Women's History Marriage Children and Family Death |
| People | Baxter, Mrs. (fl. 1849-1850) Baxter, Thompson (fl. 1849-1854) |
| Place written | Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Westward Expansion; Merchants & Commerce; Children & Family; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |