James Samuel Irwin papers,

Irwin, James Samuel, 1820-1894.

James Samuel Irwin papers, 1849-1894. - 27 items.

Open to research.

Photocopies of twenty amended typewritten transcriptions of Irwin's letters (1849-1852) from California gold fields, together with photocopies of two of the handwritten originals; will (1854) of Irwin's father, John Maclay Irwin; letter (1878) written by Will Bovard from New Orleans, La., during a yellow fever epidemic; and genealogical notes, obituaries, and photograph.


Lawyer of Pittsfield and Jacksonville, Ill.


Collection material in English.

Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.

mm 95006224


Bovard, Will--Correspondence.
Irwin family.


Gold mines and mining--California.
Lawyers--Illinois.
Yellow fever--Louisiana--New Orleans--19th century.


Lawyers.

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