Woods, Charles Ryland, 1842-1864
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence among members and friends of the early Woods family apparently saved by Fanny Woods White. There are letters from Charles Ryland Woods written from Galena, Ill., in 1842, Northern California in the 1850's, and Louisiana in 1864. They discuss his overland journey to California, experiences in the gold mining region, and management of a cotton plantation. One undated and incomplete letter from California is written on a pictorial lettersheet ("Scenes in a Miners Life" San Francisco: Lith. & Pub. by Britton & Rey). There are also Civil War letters of Daniel Newton Clark, a member of Company B of the 15th Illinois Infantry.
Dates
- Creation: 1842-1864
Creator
- From the Collection: Woods, Frank H. (Frank Henry), 1905-1980 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The Woods Family Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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