From Thomas Waters Jr. to his parents, Elizabeth Waters and Thomas Waters Sr. (March 7, 1849)
[Thomas Waters to his parents] [from a transcript] 29 7 March 1849. New York Dear Father and. Mother The world has turned round six and…
From Thomas Waters Jr. to his parents, Elizabeth Waters and Thomas Waters Sr. (August 19, 1849)
[Thomas Waters to his parents] [from a transcript] 30 19 August 1849. Digby,Nova Scotia Dear Father and Mother I commence this letter with a bad pen, and…
From Thomas Waters Jr. to his parents, Elizabeth Waters and Thomas Waters Sr. (November 22, 1849)
[Thomas Waters to his parents] [from a transcript] 31 22 November 1849 Digby. N.S. Dear Father and Mother The want of any interesting…
California Gold Rush (1849)
A 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Long Island whaling captains had the advantage of experience traveling the 18,000 nautical miles around Cape Hope…