Color: White
"The Journal of Lieutenant John McHenry Holingsworth of the First New York Volunteers," by John McHenry Hollingsworth (San Francisco: California Historical Society, 1923), 61 pp. (The book does not have a cover, and instead the front is a plain flysheet.) A title page, foreword, and introduction follow. The book is a day-by-day account of McHollingsworth and his regiment's voyage on the ship "Susan Drew" to California, beginning with their arrival in 1847. It also chronicles military movements, daily life, and McHollingsworth's accounts in the gold mines through 1849. There is also material on his time psent in Los Angeles. The artifact is in generally fair condition, although with brittleness of the paper; creases at the corners; yellowing of the paper; a missing corner; pencil marks; stains; small tears throughout; and wear.
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Three-dimensional, Books, California Historical Society, California--Description and travel, Exploration and discovery--California, Navies--Officers, California--History, Gold mines and mining--California
