1851 Letter Sent from Panama City, “the wickedest place that I ever saw”, En Route to San Francisco, with a Graphic Description of the Execution of Two Men for Murder: “they was each one tied to the stake while forteen native soldiers shot [them]”.
Panama City, Panama: June 29, 1851. Single three-page letter measuring appx. 8 x 10 inches. Stampless cover marked “STEAMSHIP” and circled rate marking “40”. A letter from Henry Francis Douglass (1826–1897) while on his way to the California gold mines, sent to his wife Lydia Lillibridge (1828–1904) in Voluntown, Connecticut.....