CHOLERA. VAR. LA SEYNE.-Livre Rare Book
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ref. ORD-19648Toulon. Lithographie Aurel. (1866).- Grande lithographie en noir et blanc (ca 520 x 370 mm) dans un encadrement doré simple, ancien, gravure très animée. Il s'agit sans doute d'un pélerinage à Notre Dame du Mai dans la forêt de Janas. Très bon état. Photo sur demande.
ref. 9276Circa 1849. 4to 36 pp and a manuscript title-page. All texts clear and complete. Disbound from a commonplace book and apparently complete. Fair on aged brittle gilt-edged paper with a few closed tears in particular to the last couple of leaves. The book is presumably in Mrs Macdonald's hand and the only indication to her identity is the final note see below signed 'F. M. M.' which shows her to have been an educated member of the middle classes. Divided into three parts. The first part is 'Useful Remarks for the Mistress of a House' 25 pp paginated from 1 to 23. The first page carrying remarks on Tea Loaf Sugar Moist Sugar Eggs and Spices with the last two annotated 'Experientia docet!' The first entry reads: 'Tea should be kept in a dry place and any store should be in Tin Canisters wrapt in flannel. Two spoonful is the quantity given to work-women for breakfast or Tea.' Extensive sections on Pickles and Preserves. Also Raspberry Vinegar Candles Soap 'Lay in also an annual stock' and Coals the latter annotated 'Since the above was written Coals are sold by the Ton'. Long sections on 'Poultry yard' 'Pidgeons' 'Rabbits' 'If the Doe is weak during her accouchement give her beer caudle or warm fresh grains' 'Ornamental Supper dishes' 'Flummery' including 'Green Melon in Flummery' The second part comprising 6 pp of French recipes: 'Soupe a la Bonne-Femme' 'Roux Blanc white Thickening' 'Roux brun brown thickening' 'Sauce Tournee' Sauce a l'Allemande German sauce' 'Sauce au Maitre d'Hotel' 'Sauce du Maitre d'Hotel au maigre' 'To boil Artichokes the French way' 'French melted butter only good with Artichokes in my opinion'. The third part 6 pp containing miscellaneous recipes beginning with a long 'Anti-Cholera diet' and ending with 'Lord Ponsonby's Cure for Cholera. 1849.' 'It is asserted by Lord Ponsonby's Agent that the patient is immediately cured before a Medical Man arrives.' This is dated 'June 24: 1849' and is followed by a note signed 'F. M. M.' reading 'The above receipt was given to me by a Man of the name of Poole a Poulterer at Alston near Cheltenham who saw it tried in his House by his Brother in Law who was seized with all the symptoms of Cholera and had the Medicine made up to be ready at a moment and was quite well and able to return to his home some miles distant perfectly recovered the next Morning.' [Circa 1849.] unknown
Napoli, 1849. In 16° gr., pp. 78 n. 2 facsimile di lettere in apertura, una indirizzata al Pontefice Pio IX e l'altra all'Imperatore di Russia. Un piccolo bando alla fine con intestazione dell'Amministrazione comunale di Acerra a firma del sindaco Andrea Sanguigno, piu una tavola piu volte ripiegata con l'elenco dei 50 ammalati piu gravi e le relative cure adottate. Legatura in piena tela coeva, titoli in oro al dorso. Rarissimo.
1883Front page loose but present and presents six sketches of 'The Ship-Launch Disaster at Glasgow" - The Daphne capsized upon launch with much loss of life. New items: Mr. Gladstone immolates eight ministerial bills; Wimbledon competition more popular than ever; Malagasy envoys leave for home; Good news from Ireland - a lessening of crime and upset; Update on Cholera outbreak at Damietta; The Ship-Launch Disaster at Glasgow; Live-Saving Apparatus on the Serpentine; The New Steam-Ship Tartar; Banquet to Mr. Henry Irving; National Sports; Parisian Sayings and Doings; Death of the Duke of Marlborough; Royal activities; Church news; Benevolence and Self-Help; Ben Nevis Meteorological Station; Funeral of Mr. W. Spottiswoode; General Home News; The City of London College; Two pages of Classified Ads (please note that this page is loose but present). Full page of sketches of "Complimentary Dinner to Mr. Henry Irving at St. James Hall. Half-page illustration of 'Trial of life-saving apparatus on the Serpentine, Hyde Park. Half-page engraving of "The Union Steam-Ship Company's Royal Mail-Steamer Tartar. Very dramatic two-page engraving entitled "The Great Disaster at a Ship Launch on the Clyde - Sinking of the Daphne, with Two Hundred Men. Above-average but not excessive wear. Includes separate supplement which consists of two full-page engravings - the first shows a kneeling man gardening while tenderly holding an infant, the second shows a sad kitchen scene from a picture by W.H.Weatherhead with the caption "For men must work and women must weep, Though storms be sudden and waters deep, And the harbour bar be moaning - C. Kingsley". The Ben Nevis Summit Observatory - Six sketches on one page. Opening of the City of London College - two sketches; Funeral of the late Mr. W. Spottiswoode, F.R.S., in Westminster Abbey - 4 sketches. Somewhat above-average wear and soiling overall. Perforations along spine indicate this copy from a disbound volume. Magazine
1883Mr. Pakenham passes away under allegedly outrages circumstances at Tamatave. Suez Canal difficulty - cutting a second canal parallel to the first. Echoes of the week. The Playhouses; Weather; National Sports; The Cholera in Egypt - Quarantine, with full-page engraving entitled 'Quarantine Examination at Brinsisi'. Crab-Catching in Cornwall - 9 sketches on one page (plus text on next page); News from the Court and Church plus Benevolence and Self-Help. New Townhall, Dover - with sketch; The Westminster Townhall - with sketch; The Swanley Homes for Little Boys - with sketch; Sketches in Egypt - Thebes. The Advantages of Wet Weather. Supplement includes: Chapter V of The Canon's Ward, by James Payn; The Savage Club at the Royal Albert Hall (which is featured on front cover illustration and pages 52 and 53); The Jesmond Dene Park, Newcastle; A dramatic two-page engraving entitled "Departure of Irish Emigrants at Clifden, County Galway (please note that this engraving bears a large tear); Obituaries; Chess; Wills and Bequests; Departure of Irish Emigrants; Classified Ads. The Jesmond Dene Public Park, Newcastel-on-Tyne - 8 lovely sketches. The Suez Canal - 3 pages of text and sketches, including map of the proposed Canal and sketch of M. Ferdinand De Lesseps, President of the Suez Canal Company. New Books. Musical Publications. Chipping at edges. Some pages loose but all appear to be present. Perforations along spine indicate this copy from a disbound volume. Magazine
1883Front cover sketches of Tamatave, Madagascar, Surgeon-General W.G. Hunter - Government Medical Advisor in Egypt, and Mr. John Marshall, New President of the Royal College of Surgeons. Topics: Mr. Waddington appointed French Ambassador to England. Cholera in Egypt. Echoes of the week. Opening of the Homes for Little Boys at Swanley by the Prince and Princess of Wales - 7 sketches on one page. The Prince of Wales at Work - 10 sketches on one page. Presentation of Regimental Colours. City Echoes. The Playhouses. Music. Evening Fete at the Fisheries Exhibition - several sketches on one page. Sketches in Cairo - 3 sketches on one page. Round about Paris. Uproar about plan for a second Suez Canal - Sketches of personalities involved on page 88. Education. Benevolence and Self-Help. 7 sketches of Nidderdale, Yorkshire. Chinese manufacture of great guns. General Home News. Classified ads. Supplement includes Chapters VII and VIII of The Canon's Ward, by James Payn. The Wimbledon meeting. Our fishing industries - with splendid 2-page engraving entitled 'Shrimping at the Mouth of the Thames'. Obituary. Chess. Wills and Bequests. Classifieds ads. 9 sketches of various fishing boats from the International Fisheries Exhibition. Engraving of Captain Matthew Webb - the celebrated swimmer who drowned last Tuesday in his attempt to swim the whirlpool rapids below Niagara Falls. *Excellent* 2-page engraving entitled "War Preparations in China - Welding a Coil for a Great Gun at the Arsenal, Shanghai". The Church. Sonnets. The Inland Parcels Post. Perforations along spine indicate this copy from a disbound volume. Average wear. Magazine
1883Please note: First page not present. Pencil jottings to page 3 else unmarked with above-average wear. Full page engraving of The Late General Sir W. Knollys, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod. Two engraving under the heading "The Cholera in Egypt - Its Source and Cause. Wonderful two-page engraving entitled "The Dispute Between France and China - Examining and Packing Chinese Manufactured Rifles at the Arsenal, Shanghai. Garden party at Chelsea Hospital - text and illustrations. Classified ads. Supplement: a portion of The Canon's Ward, by James Payn. Two-page engraving entitled "Our Fishing Industries - Line Fishing for Cod". Half-page illustration of "Volcanoes of the World". Some pages loose but present. Perforations along spine indicate this copy from a disbound volume. Magazine
1952ref. 65131952 Pekin 1952 fort volume In8 659 pages très grandes planches dépliantes et reproductions photographiques dans le texte
1831ref. 4179Mit 13 Abb. auf 1 mehrfach gefalt. lithogr. Tafel. Berlin, In Commission bei E. S. Mittler, 1831. 8vo. (19,3 x 120 cm). 20 S. Heftstreifen.
1919Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Big-Game Hunting for the Cinema - John A. Jordan leads a film expedition into the wilds of British East Africa; The "Gordon" of the Pacific - Thos. J. McMahon visit's Germany's former South Sea possessions - German New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Samoa - and reports on the work of Captain Hunter among the savages of the Solomons - lots of nice photos; Our Chase After A Rogue Elephant - photo-illustrated story from Ceylon; Our Chase After a "Rogue Elephant"; In the Jaws of a Lion - J.S. Cowie was carried about the engine room of his ship in the jaws of a lion!; Kidnapped - a young woman finds herself at the mercy of two desperate men; The Holy City of the Mormons - photo-illustrated article on Salt Lake City; The Strap-Hanger of the Ganges - The crocodile Captain J.G. Bennett thought he had killed comes back to life!; Chased by a Boa Constrictor - a 1902 story from Argentina; My Night With Wolves - hunter is surrounded by wolves in Northern Minnesota; The Lake of Soda - Magadi Lake, in British East Africa; The "Black Hole" of Gottingen - Corporal A. Bramwell of the Royal Welch Fusiliers earned the D.C.M. for his service to fellow POWs suffering from cholera and typhus at the Prisoners' Camp, Gottingen, in WWI; A Woman's Travels in Unknown Asia - Part II - Mary Gaunt set out to explore much of China but, under the influence of bandits, rerouted north to the wilds of Siberia - article with many photos; Humours of the East African Campaign; The Reds of the Maranoa - Two cattle-rustlers in Queensland are killed; A Couple of Pirates - "Dr. Martin" of the U.S. Navy served in Honduras during the Nicaraguan War but encountered difficulties later; My Visit to the Veddas - R.L. Spittel visits primitive natives in the interior of Ceylon - article with photos; Photo of the largest book in the world in Chicago; Photo of monster swordfish caught by Mr. W.C. Boschen off Santa Catalina Island, California; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2], 444-528, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Covers detached as one but present. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
ref. 10019El Milia, 1899. Six photographies grand format : Un Cholérique, Une Cholérique Jeune Kabyle de 20 ans enlaidie par la maladie, Le Médecin de Colonisation et l’Adjoint à l’Administration soignant des Cholériques, Un Cholérique de 12 ans sauvé du Choléra, Cholérique jeune garçon de 16 ans.
1923ref. 012850Paris Edition du Sagittaire, chez Simon Kra 1923 In-12 Broché Edition originale Dédicacé par l'auteur
1817In-8 p (mm. 212 x 128), cartonato muto coevo. Il volume raccoglie i seguenti 9 opuscoli (di diverso formato e di editori diversi): - Guyton-Morveau “Metodo per purgare le arie infette...” (1817), pp. 55, con 2 tavole a colori fuori testo. - “Storia della malattia che trasse a morte l’avvocato sig. Luigi Rainoldi..” (1826), pp. 43. - Bodei A. “Preparativi per la soluzione di gravissimi problemi intorno all’epidemia dominante” (1817), pp. 110. - “Lettera d’un medico di città ad un parroco di campagna sulla febbre petecchiale e sui preservativi contro di essa” (s.d.), pp. 18. - “Istruzioni e regolamenti di privata sanitaria quarantina da osservarsi in caso di contagio per tenere lontano dalle proprie abitazioni il cholera-morbus e qualunque alta malattia contagiosa” (1831), pp. 24. - “De Cholerae modo epidimice in quibusdam Europae regionibus furentis symptomatibus diagnosticis...”, Ticini Regii, ex Tip. Fusi (1832), pp. 28. - Calderini C.A, “Precetti salutari per essere preservati dal cholera morbus” (1835), pp. 36. - Ferrario O. “Saggio analitico della così detta acqua purgativa della fonte vicina a Settala Distretto X, Provincia di Milano” (1826), pp.13. - “Avviso al popolo intorno al cholera-morbus” (1835), pp. 13. Con qualche fiorit. ma certam. un buon esemplare.
ref. 26909Lambeth 7 July 1832. Four pages folio bifolium tipped onto card minor damage not affecting text crude repair with sellotape on 'spine' aged fair condition. A. The 'Petition' two pages folio in a tidy handwriting commencing: "We the undersigned regret to have occasion to trouble your Lordship but under the present alarming apprehension of that dreadful disease of Cholera we intreat your Lordships assistance in the removal of a monstrous nuisance in our immediate neighbourhood. The dust yard of Messrs Sinott situate in Belvedere Road Lambeth is the receptacle for the refuse of the vegetables from Covent Garden market where it is as well as much other very offensive matter suffered to remain till far advanced in decomposition long thought the source of cholera the effluvia from which especially during the present warm weather is almost unbearable and we fear unless abated will materially endanger the lives of many in our populous neighbourhood ." They ask for his Lordship's interference to deal with a longstanding problem. Signed by Thomas Langton Samuel Cross John Barnard John Chas Stahlschmidt and ten others. B. Final page of the bifolium copy of letter presumably sent to Sinnottsalso dated 7 July 1832 tipped on to card with loss of a letter or two initialled discussing the source of effluvia affecting the lives of people a "crowded population" and its connection to cholera. See Image. Notes: a. "Lord Melbourne William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne was heavily involved in the government's response to the first major cholera epidemic in Britain during his time as Home Secretary in the early 1830s" AI; b. "The 1832 Cholera Outbreak in LambethConditions: Lambeth situated along the Thames was a hub of industry and a magnet for poor migrant workers living in cramped filthy conditions with no proper sewerage systems.Water Supply: Residents including those in Lambeth drank directly from the heavily contaminated Thames accelerating the spread of the disease.Impact: By February 1832 cases were reported in London with Lambeth and Southwark among the early affected areas. By the end of 1832 the epidemic had killed over 32000 people across Britain."Miasma" Theory: At the time officials like Edwin Chadwick and the Central Board of Health believed cholera was caused by "miasma"—poisonous air arising from decomposing matter." AI Lambeth, 7 July 1832 unknown
ref. MED654M1834, Imprimerie Royale, Paris. In-4, reliure d'attente, plats cartonnés, 205pp suivies de tableaux statistiques et de cartes concernant chaque arrondissement et chaque commune rural. Exemplaire bien complet de toutes ses planches (51 cartes). Intérieur bon. Carte 49 brunie, sûrement une planche provenant d'un autre exemplaire puis montée sur onglet (trace de découpe sur ce qui devait être la planche 49 initiale). Cachet humide ex-libris sur page de titre. Charmant exemplaire de ce rare et éminent ouvrage.
1850ref. 10296Mexico: R. Rafael 1850. Original Wrappers. near Very Good binding. Octavo. 16 pp. Stitched in original wrappers. Horizontal crease through the center of the pamphlet from accidental folding; light edgewear including folded leaf corners; rear wrapper soiled; wormholes through the entire pamphlet that touch the occasional letter not impacting comprehension. Uncommon pamphlet in which the author a self-professed retired physician identifies how to diagnose cholera which had reemerged as a serious problem during and after the Mexican-American War. We've not been able to find other references to work by Duck. Fairly uncommon. While this is not an ideal copy given the condition it is fairly good. Sutro p. 858. R. Rafael unknown
1987ref. 000928Paris Blaizot 1987
1831ref. 2684BBKönigsberg, J.H. Bon's Buchhandlung, 1831. 8°. 60 S., 48 S. (Zusätze). Halblederband aus der Zeit. + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +, A|B [2 Warenabbildungen]
1832ref. 22939Montreal. A la Librairie de E.R. Fabre & Cie. Juin 1832 1832. Hardcover. 24mo 13cm 16p. in the original plain boards fine n12 A book of prayers in response to a cholera epidemic outbreak in Lower Canada in 1832 which was brought by immigrants from Britain. At the time it was not understood how the disease spread nor how to treat it. Six thousand people were believed to have died. Montreal. A la Librairie de E.R. Fabre, & Cie. Juin 1832 hardcover
1745ref. 20421Lugduni Batavorum, apud Gerardum Potvliet, 1745. In-4 de [24]-324-[45]; [2]-de 73 à 258-[2] pages, vélin souple du temps, attache (il en manque une).
1831ref. 2684BB1831. Königsberg J.H. Bon's Buchhandlung 1831. 8°. 60 S. 48 S. Zusätze. Halblederband aus der Zeit. Beigebunden: Schnurrer Friedrich: Die Cholera morbus ihre Verbreitung ihre Zufälle die versuchten Heilmethoden . Stuttgart und Tübingen Gotta'schen Buchhandlung 1831. X 2 79 S. Mit 1 gef. Karte. Beigebunden: Hegetschweiler Joh.: Ueber den Charakter die Cur und die Verhütung der ostindischen Brechruhr Cholera mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Verhältnisse der Schweiz. Zürich Orell Füssli 1831. 52 S. Beigebunden: Köchlin J. R.: Ueber die Cholera oder den Brechdurchfall und die dagegen gerichteten Schutz- und Hülfsmittel. Zürich Schulthess 1831. 74 S. Beigebunden: Bastler Anton Dominik: Die Cholera in Wien. Wien Strauss 1832. 1 Bl. 134 S. - Sammlung div. Beiträge über die Cholera in einem Buch gebunden. - Mit Bibliotheksnummern. Der Einband berieben. unknown
1831ref. 2684BBKönigsberg, J.H. Bon's Buchhandlung, 1831. 8°. 60 S., 48 S. (Zusätze). Halblederband aus der Zeit.
1814ref. 019557Büreau Für Literatur Und Kunst, Halberstadt 1814. Erstausgabe Interim-Broschur Sehr gut
1850ref. BK0017Sacramento City California 1850. Autograph letter signed "Sam'l Locke" to his wife in Belfast Maine. 6 pp. Stampless folded letter with clear circular "SACRAMENTO CITY / CAL." postmark and "40" rate handstamp; manuscript notation recording receipt in Maine on December 19 1850. Light soiling; very good. A bleak California Gold Rush letter written during the 1850 Sacramento cholera epidemic by Samuel Locke a Maine emigrant suffering from prolonged fever and unable to regain his strength. Surrounded by sickness failed mining ventures violent crime and men too poor or ill to return home Locke plans to seek recovery in the Sandwich Islands while relying upon his religious faith for consolation. Locke had been ill since August and was now so weak that ordinary work exhausted him: "My limbs or legs are very weak short breath and no appetite at all. I have no desire to eat anything not one thing I can think of. I have no strength to go into any business or to do any. I do a few little chores round or about the store occasionally but to sweep the store it beats me all out . O how I long to get out of this place. Can't get any strength don't know as I can anywhere but I long to try." Friends advised him to spend the winter in the Sandwich Islands. He expected to travel first to San Francisco and then make the fifteen- to twenty-day passage to Hawaii though he feared that continued illness might leave him unable either to support himself there or return to Maine. He states that he will "trust in providence yes trust in God who I feel is my only refuge". Locke gives a grim account of California's climate and the spread of cholera through Sacramento claiming that the climate in California prevented the sick from recovering their strength as the "air is very light & bad middle of the day very hot and nights very cool." The previous week's report had stated forty dead but "nothing near all the cases were reported" with Locke himself knowing of several unreported cases personally. A local blacksmith died overnight after his companions borrowed Locke's syringe and "We can hardly see a healthy looking individual in the streets." The letter also records the uncertain fortunes of men from Locke's home region scattered through the mines. William Beckett and his partners had spent the summer constructing a mining dam had struck gold on the first day and then immediately "the dam was washed away so they lost all their summer's labor." Other acquaintances had moved to Kelsey's Bar the southern mines or Oregon or were preparing to return east by way of Panama. Some remained convinced that California would reward perseverance while others had "seen enough" after accomplishing nothing. Locke regarded success as largely accidental: "Thousands are here and in the mines who want to get home and cannot-not able to do seamen's duty and no money to pay but they have got to stay in the mines and do the best they can. Some it is true have been lucky. It is all luck. If they happen to hit a good place they do well." News that cholera had entered the mining districts increased his alarm. Locke feared especially for men living in tents as the rainy season approached with poor food and little protection from exposure. Sacramento itself was marked by nightly violence: "There are murders or robberies about every night. One man killed in front of our house a few nights ago. We heard him holler and heard the blows. Next morning he died. His head was dreadfully mangled." Locke closes with an emotional message to his wife and children. His health finances and prospects all appeared uncertain and he repeatedly asked his family and church to pray for him: "Tell the dear Children to be good and if they never see me again when I am gone they will have the satisfaction . of knowing they acted as thy Father requested . Pray for me ask the Church to pray for me indeed I know I have your prayers and you have mine often." A particularly bleak account of the human cost of the California Gold Rush documenting epidemic disease physical collapse failed mining schemes violent crime religious faith and the predicament of emigrants unable to escape California after their health and resources were exhausted. . unknown
1850ref. BK0017Sacramento City California 1850. Autograph letter signed "Sam'l Locke" to his wife in Belfast Maine. 6 pp. Stampless folded letter with clear circular "SACRAMENTO CITY / CAL." postmark and "40" rate handstamp; manuscript notation recording receipt in Maine on December 19 1850. Light soiling; very good. A bleak California Gold Rush letter written during the 1850 Sacramento cholera epidemic by Samuel Locke a Maine emigrant suffering from prolonged fever and unable to regain his strength. Surrounded by sickness failed mining ventures violent crime and men too poor or ill to return home Locke plans to seek recovery in the Sandwich Islands while relying upon his religious faith for consolation. Locke had been ill since August and was now so weak that ordinary work exhausted him: "My limbs or legs are very weak short breath and no appetite at all. I have no desire to eat anything not one thing I can think of. I have no strength to go into any business or to do any. I do a few little chores round or about the store occasionally but to sweep the store it beats me all out . O how I long to get out of this place. Can't get any strength don't know as I can anywhere but I long to try." Friends advised him to spend the winter in the Sandwich Islands. He expected to travel first to San Francisco and then make the fifteen- to twenty-day passage to Hawaii though he feared that continued illness might leave him unable either to support himself there or return to Maine. He states that he will "trust in providence yes trust in God who I feel is my only refuge". Locke gives a grim account of California's climate and the spread of cholera through Sacramento claiming that the climate in California prevented the sick from recovering their strength as the "air is very light & bad middle of the day very hot and nights very cool." The previous week's report had stated forty dead but "nothing near all the cases were reported" with Locke himself knowing of several unreported cases personally. A local blacksmith died overnight after his companions borrowed Locke's syringe and "We can hardly see a healthy looking individual in the streets." The letter also records the uncertain fortunes of men from Locke's home region scattered through the mines. William Beckett and his partners had spent the summer constructing a mining dam had struck gold on the first day and then immediately "the dam was washed away so they lost all their summer's labor." Other acquaintances had moved to Kelsey's Bar the southern mines or Oregon or were preparing to return east by way of Panama. Some remained convinced that California would reward perseverance while others had "seen enough" after accomplishing nothing. Locke regarded success as largely accidental: "Thousands are here and in the mines who want to get home and cannot-not able to do seamen's duty and no money to pay but they have got to stay in the mines and do the best they can. Some it is true have been lucky. It is all luck. If they happen to hit a good place they do well." News that cholera had entered the mining districts increased his alarm. Locke feared especially for men living in tents as the rainy season approached with poor food and little protection from exposure. Sacramento itself was marked by nightly violence: "There are murders or robberies about every night. One man killed in front of our house a few nights ago. We heard him holler and heard the blows. Next morning he died. His head was dreadfully mangled." Locke closes with an emotional message to his wife and children. His health finances and prospects all appeared uncertain and he repeatedly asked his family and church to pray for him: "Tell the dear Children to be good and if they never see me again when I am gone they will have the satisfaction . of knowing they acted as thy Father requested . Pray for me ask the Church to pray for me indeed I know I have your prayers and you have mine often." A particularly bleak account of the human cost of the California Gold Rush documenting epidemic disease physical collapse failed mining schemes violent crime religious faith and the predicament of emigrants unable to escape California after their health and resources were exhausted. . unknown books
