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Title

  • California letters of Lucius Fairchild,

Summary

  • Lucius Fairchild (1831-1896) left Madison, Wisconsin, for California in 1849 and remained in the West until 1858. On his return to Wisconsin, Fairchild carved out a remarkable career as a soldier-politician: serving in a Wisconsin regiment in the Civil War, winning election as governor in 1866, and then representing the United States abroad in a variety of diplomatic posts. California letters of Lucius Fairchild (1931) records his overland journey to California, gold prospecting from Calaveras County to Scott Valley, business partnership with Elijah Steele in farming, mining, and butchering in Scott Valley.

Names

  • Fairchild, Lucius, 1831-1896.
  • Schafer, Joseph, 1867-1941.

Created / Published

  • Madison, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1931.

Headings

  • -  California--Gold discoveries
  • -  Frontier and pioneer life--California
  • -  Agriculture--California
  • -  Business--California

Notes

  • -  Bibliography: p. 200-203.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Medium

  • xix p., 1 l., 212 p. plates, 2 port. (incl. front.) 23 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F576 .W81 vol. 31
  • F576 .W81 vol. 31 Copy 2 Copy 2.
  • F865 .F25 Copy 3.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 31033125

Rights Advisory

  • No known restrictions on publication.

Online Format

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  • pdf
  • online text

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"California as I Saw It:" First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900.

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Chicago citation style:

Fairchild, Lucius, and Joseph Schafer. California letters of Lucius Fairchild. Madison, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1931. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/31033125/.

APA citation style:

Fairchild, L. & Schafer, J. (1931) California letters of Lucius Fairchild. Madison, State Historical Society of Wisconsin. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/31033125/.

MLA citation style:

Fairchild, Lucius, and Joseph Schafer. California letters of Lucius Fairchild. Madison, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1931. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/31033125/>.