The Gold Rush Letters of E. Allen Grosh and Hosea B. Grosh

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ab the gold rush letters of e. allen grosh and hosea b. grosh wilb ur s. s hep perso n s er ies in ne vad a his t o r y ab ab the Gold Rush Letters of e. allen grosh and hosea b. grosh e d i t e d b y Ronald M. James and Robert E. Stewart ab ab u n i v e r s i t y o f n e v a d a p r e s s r e n o a n d l a s v e g a s wilbur s. shepperson series in nevada history University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 usa Copyright © 2012 by University of Nevada Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Design by Kathleen Szawiola Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Grosh, E. Allen, 1824–1857. The gold rush letters of E. Allen Grosh and Hosea B. Grosh / edited by Ronald M. James and Robert E. Stewart. pages cm. — (Wilbur S. Shepperson series in Nevada history) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-87417-885-2 (cloth : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-87417-892-0 (ebook) 1. Grosh, E. Allen, 1824–1857—Correspondence. 2. Grosh, Hosea B., 1826– 1857—Correspondence. 3. Gold miners—California—Correspondence. 4. Gold miners—Nevada—Correspondence. 5. Comstock Lode (Nev.)— History—19th century. 6. West (U.S.)—Gold discoveries. I. James, Ronald M. (Ronald Michael), 1955– , editor II. Stewart, Robert E. (Robert Earl), 1936– , editor III. Title. f865.g76 2012 979.3'010922—dc23 2012012188 The paper used in this book is a recycled stock made from 30 percent post-consumer waste materials, certified by fsc, and meets the requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (r2002). Binding materials were selected for strength and durability. first printing 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 5 4 3 2 1 Frontispiece: Natives of Pennsylvania Hosea Ballou (left) and Ethan Allen Grosh (right) traveled to the California gold country in 1849 while in their early twenties. Courtesy Nevada Historical Society This publication is made possible in part by a grant from the Nevada Humanities, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities. ...