March 10, 1850 From letter published in the Missouri Whig, Palmyra ca ?, 1850 CALIFORNIA LETTER We make a few extracts from a letter from Gen. D. b, to his wife, which has been kindly furnished us. The letter is dated Cullomo, March 10; * * * The horrors of war and its demoralization are … Read more
December 20, 1849 From letter published in the Missouri Whig, Palmyra March 28, 1850 CALIFORNIA LETTER We make some extracts from a letter from Gen D. Willock, to his wife residing in this place. The letter is dated Sacramento City, Dec. 20, 1849. Dear Wife- Another probable chance presents by which a line may reach … Read more
November 4, 1849 From article published in the Missouri Whig, Palmyra, January 17, 1850 CALIFORNIA– A letter was received in this place , by last night’s mail, but which we have not yet seen, from Mr. C. F. Kirtley. The letter is dated the 4th of November. at Sacramento City. Mr. K., we learn, had … Read more
October 27, 1849 From letter published in the Missouri Whig, Palmyra, January, 1850 CALIFORNIA LETTERS Three letters were received in this place last week from Mr. C. F. Kirtley, of which we made brief mention in our last paper. Two of them were to his wife, residing in this place, and one to his brother-in-law, … Read more
The message below was received on the Northern California Rootsweb list and it mentions several people from Pike Co., MO who had gone to California, in a letter dated 1850. This was forwarded to the local GenWeb mail lists by Sharon Young Jebavy of Columbus, Ohio. Thank you Sharon! The following interesting letter was received … Read more