Letter from Nathaniel Dudley Goodell to his brother in Amherst

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Nathaniel Dudley Goodell to his brother in Amherst
Description:
Letter from Nathaniel Dudley Goodell to his brother Noble Thomas Goodell in Amherst. Dudley Goodell traveled to California in 1849 to dig for gold. This letter describes the part of the journey that took him across the Isthmus of Panama, and up the Chagres River by boat, then 26 miles by foot to Panama (now called Panama City).
Creator:
Goodell, Nathaniel Dudley
Date:
April 21, 1849
Format:
Documents
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Jones Library, Amherst
Special Collections
Collection (local):
Jones Library, Amherst
Subjects:
Frontier and pioneer life
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampshire (county) > Amherst
Link to Item:
http://www.digitalamherst.org/items/show/880
Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
Jones Library Special Collections
Language:
English
Notes:
Is part of the Goodell/Goodale Family Papers, Jones Library Special Collections
Identifier:
Folder: Goodell, Ira Chafee--Correspondence