Biswell Letters

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Created by: Biswell, Jonathan Huff, 1830-1903
Last Updated: 2024-08-15
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Missourians Jonathan Huff Biswell (1830-1903) and his brother, Norville B. Biswell (1832-1916), migrated to California during the gold rush of the mid-1800s. These letters were written to family members back in Missouri. For more information about the Biswell Family Papers in Pickler Memorial Library's Special Collections & University Archives, go to https://manuscripts.truman.edu/repositories/2/resources/157.

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21
Identifier
vital:3354

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11. Letter from Jonathan H. & Norville B. Biswell to their family, November 9, 1850

Subject:
Gold mines and mining--California, Migration, Internal--United States, California National Historic Trail, Gold miners--California--Correspondence, and Correspondence
Creator:
Biswell, Jonathan Huff, 1830-1903 and Biswell, Norville B.
Contributor:
Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library Special Collections and Museums (Owner, Digitizing Technician)
Date Created:
1850-11-09
Resource Type:
Collection, Still Image, and Text
Identifier:
vital:5800

12. Letter from Jonathan H. & Norville B. Biswell to their parents, October 26, 1851

Subject:
Gold mines and mining--California, Migration, Internal--United States, California National Historic Trail, Gold miners--California--Correspondence, and Correspondence
Creator:
Biswell, Jonathan Huff, 1830-1903 and Biswell, Norville B.
Contributor:
Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library Special Collections and Museums (Owner, Digitizing Technician)
Date Created:
1851-10-26
Resource Type:
Collection, Still Image, and Text
Identifier:
vital:5806

13. Letter from Jonathan H. & Norville B. Biswell to their sisters, September 12, 1851

Subject:
Gold mines and mining--California, Migration, Internal--United States, California National Historic Trail, Gold miners--California--Correspondence, and Correspondence
Creator:
Biswell, Jonathan Huff, 1830-1903 and Biswell, Norville B.
Contributor:
Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library Special Collections and Museums (Owner, Digitizing Technician)
Date Created:
1851-09-12
Resource Type:
Collection, Still Image, and Text
Identifier:
vital:5805

14. Letter from Jonathan H. & Norville B. Biswell to their uncle, September 22, 1850

Subject:
Gold mines and mining--California, Migration, Internal--United States, California National Historic Trail, Gold miners--California--Correspondence, and Correspondence
Creator:
Biswell, Jonathan Huff, 1830-1903 and Biswell, Norville B.
Contributor:
Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library Special Collections and Museums (Owner, Digitizing Technician)
Date Created:
1850-09-22
Resource Type:
Collection, Still Image, and Text
Identifier:
vital:5799

15. Letter from Jonathan H. Biswell to his family, April 16, 1850

Subject:
Gold mines and mining--California, Migration, Internal--United States, California National Historic Trail, Gold miners--California--Correspondence, and Correspondence
Creator:
Biswell, Jonathan Huff, 1830-1903
Contributor:
Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library Special Collections and Museums (Owner, Digitizing Technician)
Date Created:
1850-04-16
Resource Type:
Collection, Still Image, and Text
Identifier:
vital:5794

16. Letter from Jonathan H. Biswell to his family, November 10, 1852

Subject:
Gold mines and mining--California, Migration, Internal--United States, California National Historic Trail, Gold miners--California--Correspondence, and Correspondence
Creator:
Biswell, Jonathan Huff, 1830-1903
Contributor:
Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library Special Collections and Museums (Owner, Digitizing Technician)
Date Created:
1852-11-10
Resource Type:
Collection, Still Image, and Text
Identifier:
vital:5813

17. Letter from Jonathan H. Biswell to his family, October 11, 1852

Subject:
Gold mines and mining--California, Migration, Internal--United States, California National Historic Trail, Gold miners--California--Correspondence, and Correspondence
Creator:
Biswell, Jonathan Huff, 1830-1903
Contributor:
Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library Special Collections and Museums (Owner, Digitizing Technician)
Date Created:
1852-10-11
Resource Type:
Collection, Still Image, and Text
Identifier:
vital:5812

18. Letter from Jonathan H., Norville B., & Joseph B. Biswell to their family, January 26, 1851

Subject:
Gold mines and mining--California, Migration, Internal--United States, California National Historic Trail, Gold miners--California--Correspondence, and Correspondence
Creator:
Biswell, Jonathan Huff, 1830-1903, Biswell, Norville B., and Biswell, Joseph B.
Contributor:
Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library Special Collections and Museums (Owner, Digitizing Technician)
Date Created:
1851-01-26
Resource Type:
Collection, Still Image, and Text
Identifier:
vital:5802

19. Letter from Norville B. Biswell to his brothers, November 23, 1851

Subject:
Gold mines and mining--California, Migration, Internal--United States, California National Historic Trail, Gold miners--California--Correspondence, and Correspondence
Creator:
Biswell, Norville B.
Contributor:
Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library Special Collections and Museums (Owner, Digitizing Technician)
Date Created:
1851-11-23
Resource Type:
Collection, Still Image, and Text
Identifier:
vital:5807

20. Letter from Norville B. Biswell to his family, November 30, 1850

Subject:
Gold mines and mining--California, Migration, Internal--United States, California National Historic Trail, Gold miners--California--Correspondence, and Correspondence
Creator:
Biswell, Norville B.
Contributor:
Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library Special Collections and Museums (Owner, Digitizing Technician)
Date Created:
1850-11-30
Resource Type:
Collection, Still Image, and Text
Identifier:
vital:5801