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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05755.097 |
| From Archive Folder | Collections concerning the Alaskan gold rush |
| Title | Edwin B. Sherzer to Clara M. Miller explaining how he distrusts the money-hungry citizens of Nome |
| Date | 26 July 1902 |
| Author | Sherzer, Edwin B. (fl. 1900-1902) |
| Recipient | Miller, Clara M. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | The senator's arrival in town. He has been reading "Red Rock". Has seen there is a fuss over the military's handling of St. Michael. Mentions his bad opinion of fellow men in Nome. "Nearly everyone is out for the Almighty dollar and don't care how they get it, I have had my eyes opened and I can say there are very few I would trust, even the preaching and one would supposed God fearing men are worse than anyone else, and they all seem to turn out bad here." |
| Subjects | Alaska Gold Rush Frontiers and Exploration Mining |
| People | Sherzer, Edwin B. (fl. 1900-1902) Miller, Clara M. (fl. 1900-1902) |
| Place written | Nome, Alaska |
| Theme | Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Wife |