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Edward Schwartz, Jr. and Hiram Schwartz letters to the Schwartz family
Title
Edward Schwartz, Jr. and Hiram Schwartz letters to the Schwartz family, 1859 April 4-June 24.
Physical Description
5 items
Language
English
Notes
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from Michael Vinson on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2013.
Organization
Arranged chronologically.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Edward Schwartz, Jr. (1828-1904) of Elkville, Illinois, traveled to Kansas Territory in 1859 to mine gold. He moved to Chester, Illinois, in 1860, and married Emeline Reno Schwartz.
Hiram Schwartz (1841-1923) of Elkville, Illinois, was half-brother to Edward Schwartz, Jr. He traveled to Kansas Territory in 1859 to mine gold. He later moved to Murphysboro, Illinois.
Summary
3 manuscript letters, signed, from Edward Schwartz, Jr. and 2 manuscript letters, signed, from Hiram Schwartz to members of the Schwartz family in Jackson County, Illinois, 1859 April 4-June 24. Letters are written from Kansas City, Missouri, and Bloomington and Denver City, Kansas Territory. Both brothers discuss travel to and experience mining gold at Pikes Peak, in what is now Colorado.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
February 13, 2019
References
Edward Schwartz, Jr. and Hiram Schwartz Letters to the Schwartz Family. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Edward Schwartz, Jr. and Hiram Schwartz Letters to the Schwartz Family. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Occupation
Gold miners Colorado 19th century.
Gold miners Kansas 19th century.
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