Mullins, Ronald
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Correspondence to Mary Leavitt
Collection
Identifier: 2011-27
Abstract
John McKay, a miner, and John Nelson, a mining superintendent, lived in Gold Hill, Nevada Territory in the mid-1860s. The collection contains two letters written by McKay and Nelson to their sister, Mary Leavitt, who lived in Wisconsin. In McKay's letter, he discusses views of the Civil War and living in Gold Hill while Nelson describes his trip out to Nevada, family matters, and sending money home.
Dates:
1864-1865