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Wiltsee Collection panels 171-180

Panel 171

Historic exhibit Panel #171 featuring letter covers and a photograph. Long descriptions are available as page content. Image link will enlarge image.
Wells Fargo Willtsee Collection Panel 171

Letters from Shaws Flat, Silver Mountain, Shingle Springs, Sierra City, Slippery Ford, Smiths Ranch, Snellings Ranche, and Snelling.

No. 1124

Sent from Shaws Flat, California, to Mrs. Henry Messenger in Hinsdale, Massachusetts. Inside is a letter dated February 16, 1860, from Mrs. Messenger’s brother. Written at Mount Pleasant, it was mailed at Shaws Flat.

No. 1125

Sent from Silver Mountain, California, to J. A. Owen in Gilroy. Inside is a letter dated December 27, 1869.

No. 1126

Sent from Shingle Springs, California, to Isaac Brown in Iowa. Inside is a letter dated March 22, 1868, from Annie to her family.

No. 1127

Sent from Sierra City, California, to Samuel Davis in Downieville.

No. 1128

Sent from Slippery Ford, California, to Charles Shattuck in Placerville. Postmarked May 21, 1865.

No. 1129

Sent from Smiths Ranch, California, to George Phillips in Santa Rosa.

No. 1130

Sent from Snellings Ranche, California, to Miss Mary Ann Stewart in Columbia, Kentucky.

No. 1131

Sent from Snelling, California, to Hiram Cornet in Indian Gulch.

Photograph of old store at Shingle Springs, California, 1930s.

Panel 172

Historic exhibit Panel #172 featuring letter covers and a photograph. Long descriptions are available as page content. Image link will enlarge image.
Wells Fargo Willtsee Collection Panel 172

Letters from Sonora.

No. 1132

Sent from Sonora, California, to H. P. Clough in Middletown, Ohio.

No. 1133

Sent from Sonora, California, to Mr. Pierce, the State Comptroller, in Sacramento. Dated May 10, 1852.

No. 1134

Sent from Sonora, California, to Miss Mary E. Ward in Plymouth, New Hampshire. Inside is a letter dated September 26, 1852, and signed, “remaining your true love, Chas.”

No. 1135

Sent to James Mandeville. Originally sent to Sonora, it was later forwarded to “Valeajo.”

No. 1136

Sent from Sonora, California, to Miss Mary Woolson in Bristol, New Hampshire.

No. 1137

Sent from Smyrna, New York, to James W. Mandeville. Originally sent to Sonora and later forwarded to Columbia, California.

No. 1138

Sent from Sonora, California, to Miss Hannah Fist in the Sandwich Islands, today known as Hawaii.

No. 1139

Sent from Sonora, California, to Mrs. F. E. Eraus, a U.S. Marshall in San Francisco. Dated September 22, 1859.

Photograph of a ruined trading post near Green Springs on the Sonora Road, California.

Panel 173

Historic exhibit Panel #173 featuring letter covers and two photographs. Long descriptions are available as page content. Image link will enlarge image.
Wells Fargo Willtsee Collection Panel 173

Letters from Sonoma, Spanish Flat, Staples Ranch, Spanish Ranch, and Springfield.

No. 1140

Sent from Sonoma, California, to Alexander Willard in Goodyear’s Bar. Dated July 29, 1856.

No. 1141

Sent from Sonoma, California, to Mary Mardle in Petaluma. Contains an advertisement for the Washington Hotel.

No. 1142

Sent from Spanish Flat, California, to Ira Harrison in Orange, New Jersey.

No. 1143

Sent from Spanish Flat, California, to Robert K. Reed in Stockton, California.

No. 1144

Sent from Staples Ranch, California, to Margaret Angel in Rocheport, Missouri. Delivered by the Overland route through Los Angeles.

No. 1145

Sent from Spanish Ranch, California, to P. T. Champelaux in Paris, France. Dated October 24, 1872. Delivered through New York and London to Paris.

No. 1146

Sent from Springfield, California, to Edwin Curtess in Kingston, Massachusetts.

Photograph of Mother Orange Tree planted in Bidwells Bar, California, 1930s.

Photograph of the ruins of the jail at Bidwells Bar, California, 1930s.

Panel 174

Historic exhibit Panel #174 featuring letter covers and a photograph. Long descriptions are available as page content. Image link will enlarge image.
Wells Fargo Willtsee Collection Panel 174

Letters from Stockton.

No. 1147

Sent from Stockton, California, to E. B. Bowen in Marysville. Inside is a letter dated May 4, 1850, from J. L. R. Bowen to his brother.

No. 1148

Sent from Stockton, California, to Secretary of State Van Voorhies in San Jose. Dated May 16, 1850.

No. 1149

Sent from Stockton, California, to Alexander M. Fraser in Fowlerville, New York.

No. 1150

Sent from J. K. Shafer in Stockton, California, to John Houston in San Jose, California. Dated March 11, 1851.

No. 1151

Sent from Biddle Boggs in Stockton, California, to A. F. Boggs in Springfield, Ohio. Dated June 3, 1851.

No. 1152

Sent from Stockton, California, to Winslow Pierce, the Comptroller of the State, in Sacramento. Inside is a letter dated May 31, 1852, from Paul K. Harris.

No. 1153

Sent from Stockton, California, to Samuel B. Leonard in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

No. 1154

Sent from Stockton, California, to Jerome E. Polk in San Augustine, Texas. Inside is a letter dated April 12, 1853, from John.

No. 1155

Sent from Stockton, California, to J. E. Polk in San Augustine, Texas. Inside is a letter dated October 15, 1853, from John. Delivered through New Orleans.

Photograph of Mitchler’s Hotel at Murphys, California, 1930s.

Panel 175

Historic exhibit Panel #175 featuring letter covers and a photograph. Long descriptions are available as page content. Image link will enlarge image.
Wells Fargo Willtsee Collection Panel 175

Letters from Stockton, Strawberry Valley, Sutter Creek, Suisun City, and Sweetland.

No. 1156

Sent from Stockton, California, to R. Kauffman in Millbrook, Ohio.

No. 1157

Sent from New York to Rev. G. S. Phillips. Originally sent to Stockton, California, and forwarded from there to Sacramento.

No. 1158

Sent from Strawberry Valley, California, to Charles A. Atkinson in Mariposa.

No. 1159

Sent from Strawberry Valley, California, to Miss Mary Ward in Plymouth, New Hampshire.

No. 1160

Sent from Strawberry Valley, California, to J. B. Campbell in Mariposa.

No. 1161 & No. 1162

Sent from Sutter Creek, California, to Mrs. Jane Gill in Richboro, Pennsylvania.

No. 1163

Sent from Suisun City, California, to Ezra Batchelder in Danvers, Massachusetts.

No. 1164

Sent from Charleston, South Carolina to H. P. Sweetland in San Diego, California, and forwarded to Sweetland, California.

Photograph of Old I.O.O.F. building in Mariposa, California.

Panel 176

Historic exhibit Panel #176 featuring letter covers and a photograph. Long descriptions are available as page content. Image link will enlarge image.
Wells Fargo Willtsee Collection Panel 176

Letters from Table Rock, Taylorsville, Tehama, Texas Hill, Timbuctoo, Todds Valley, Trinity, Ukiah, and Union.

No. 1165

Sent from Table Rock, California, to Miss Maria Bisbee in Sumner, Maine. Inside is a letter dated August 22, 1864, from Maria’s brother, J. H. Bisbee.

No. 1166

Sent from Taylorsville, California, to Charles Cooper in Downieville.

No. 1167

Sent from Tehama, California, to M. H. Daraeh in Oroville.

No. 1168

Sent from Texas Hill, California, by Rev. O. A. Dryden to Rev. G. S. Phillips in Sacramento. Dated September 27, 1856.

No. 1169

Sent from Timbuctoo, California, to David Merrill in Canterbury, New Hampshire.

No. 1170

Sent from Todds Valley, California, to Hannah G. Blanchard in Monhegan, Maine.

No. 1171

Sent from Trinity, California, to Rufus Buck in Bucksport, Maine.

No. 1172

Sent from Ukiah, California, to A. E. Sherwood in Sherwood. Inside is a letter dated August 10, 1869, from E. R. Budd.

No. 1173

Sent from Union, California, to J. B. Campbell in Mariposa. Dated May 10, 1871.

Photograph of Orleans Bar, formerly the county seat of Klamath County, Oregon, 1930s.

Panel 177

Historic exhibit Panel #177 featuring letter covers and a photograph. Long descriptions are available as page content. Image link will enlarge image.
Wells Fargo Willtsee Collection Panel 177

Letters from Vallicita, Vallejo, Volcano, Washington, Watsonville, and Weaverville.

No. 1174

Sent from Vallicita, California, to Elliot Condict in New York City, New York.

No. 1175

Sent from Vallejo, California, to P. P. Ashe in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

No. 1176

Sent from Volcano, California, to W. Garden in Jackson.

No. 1177

Sent from Rev. Grath in Volcano, California, to Rev. G. S. Phillips in Santa Clara.

No. 1178

Sent from Washington, California, to Miss Mary Billings in Salem, Massachusetts.

No. 1179

Sent from Watsonville, California, to Miss Phoebe A. Holcombe in Jenny Lind.

No. 1180

Sent from Weaverville, California, to Hiram Miller in San Jose. Inside is a letter dated May 1855, from Hiram’s nephew.

No. 1181

Sent from Weaverville, California, to Rev. G. S. Phillips in Sacramento. Dated March 12, 1857.

No. 1182

Sent from Weaverville, California, to Capt. R. V. Thorne in Brooklyn, Long Island, New York. Delivered using the Overland route.

Photograph of Klutes old store in Volcano, California, 1930s.

Panel 178

Historic exhibit Panel #178 featuring letter covers and two photographs. Long descriptions are available as page content. Image link will enlarge image.
Wells Fargo Willtsee Collection Panel 178

Letters from Whiskey Creek, Windsor, Woods Diggings, Wood’s Ferry, Woodbridge, and Woodland.

No. 1183

Sent from Whiskey Creek, California, to Miss Ruggles in Carmel, Maine.

No. 1184

Sent from Windsor, California, to B. H. Richtnyer in Dry Town. Dated March 2, 1867.

No. 1185

Sent from Woods Diggings, California, to Jeremiah Pease in Edgartown, Massachusetts. Woods Diggings was renamed Jamestown in 1853.

No. 1186

Sent from Wood’s Ferry, California, to Miss Mary A. Woolson in Bristol, New Hampshire.

No. 1187

Sent from Woodbridge, California, to Warren & Co. in San Francisco. Woodbridge was renamed Wood’s Ferry.

No. 1188

Postcard sent from the Sheriff of Yolo County to the Sheriff of Sierra County. It features a reward for the capture of “Black Jack”.

Photograph of old fire house in Columbia, California, 1930s.

Photograph of Woods Diggings, California, 1930s.

Panel 179

Historic exhibit Panel #179 featuring letter covers and two photographs. Long descriptions are available as page content. Image link will enlarge image.
Wells Fargo Willtsee Collection Panel 179

Letters from Yankee Jims, Yreka, and Yuba City.

No. 1189

Sent from Yankee Jims, California, to George F. Bloom in Bloomville, Illinois.

No. 1190

Sent from Yankee Jims, California, to J. C. Cranens in Lexington, Missouri.

No. 1191

Sent from Yankee Jims, California, to Miss Angelia Thayee in Buckland, Massachusetts.

No. 1192

Sent from Yreka, California, to the Secretary of State in Sacramento. Inside is a letter dated November 23, 1855, from Henry I. Wendel.

No. 1193

Sent from Yreka, California, to Fanny W. Leonard in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

No. 1194

Sent from Yreka, California, to Miss Dora Sim at the Bradmore House in Hammersmith, London, England. Dated March 29, 1859.

No. 1195

Sent from Yreka, California, to Hammersmith, London, England.

No. 1196

Sent from Yuba City, California, to Rev. G. S. Phillips in Sacramento.

Photograph of the oldest home in Georgetown, California, 1930s.

Photograph of an old store in Georgetown, California.

Panel 180

Historic exhibit Panel #180 featuring letter covers and a photograph. Long descriptions are available as page content. Image link will enlarge image.
Wells Fargo Willtsee Collection Panel 180

Letters from Victoria, Vancouver Island, and Whitby.

No. 1200

Sent from Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada, to John McHenry in San Francisco, California. Inside is a letter dated February 10, 1859.

No. 1201

Sent from Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, Canada, to Capt. Mayo at the Army and Navy Club in London, England. Dated February 3, 1865, and delivered through San Francisco.

No. 1202

Sent from British Columbia, Canada, to Hannah Copley in Green Wood Valley, California.

No. 1203

Sent from Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada, to Mrs. Walter Boughner in Dereham, Canada.

No. 1204

Sent from Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada, to the Indiana Copper Company in New York City, New York.

No. 1205

Sent from Whitby, British Columbia, to Albert W. Bee in Placerville, California. Inside is a letter dated October 9, 1857, from John Hamer signed, “aged 71 years of age.”

Photograph of Whiskey Diggings, California, 1930s.

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