| Ref No | WP/1/3/96 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/3/96 |
| Title | Typewritten manuscript of excerpts from letters mainly by John Wallace to his relatives in England |
| Description | Typewritten manuscript of excerpts from letter by John Wallace to his relatives in England from 1851-1856, including letters to his mother Mary Ann Wallace, and letters from his wife (Mary Wallace) to his sister Fanny.
All of the excerpts pertain to the Tuolumne County Water Company operations.
The excerpts give an indepth description of the surveying for the canal and construction of the flume, cost of construction, weather conditions affecting construction, salaries and dividends paid by the company, the town of Columbia and general mining camp conditions.
From North Baker Research Library, California Historical Society, San Francisco. |
| Date | 1851-1856 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | MS |
| Level | File |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| PX5338 | Wallace; John (1819-1895) | 1819-1895 |
| PX473 | Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist | 1823-1913 |
| PX5384 | Wallace; Mary (fl 1855-1898); née Webster | fl 1855-1898 |