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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04241 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1854 |
| Title | L. A. Jennings to Mary Black reporting recent news and enclosing an engraving on mining |
| Date | 31 December 1854 - 3 January 1855 |
| Author | Jennings, L. A. (fl. 1854) |
| Recipient | Black, Mary |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Broadside |
| Content Description | Writes to his friend chastising her for not sending her address sooner. Describes his living conditions and mentions that a gust took off part of his roof during a rain storm. Discusses his lack of reading material. Reports the hanging of a murderer and notorious ruffian. Verso contains engraving entitled "The Miner's Ten Commandments." |
| Subjects | Frontiers and Exploration Westward Expansion Women's History Extreme Weather Criminals and Outlaws Death Penalty Gold Rush |
| People | Jennings, L. A. (fl. 1854) Black, Mary (fl. 1854) |
| Place written | Iowa City, California |
| Theme | Westward Expansion; Industry; Law; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |