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Letter and envelope from John M. Bunker, Eldorado Canyon, Nevada to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada

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Creator
Creator: Bunker, John Mathieson, 1870-1946
Date
1892-04-23
Description

From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, a typed transcription of the same letter, and the original envelope with the stamp removed, and a copy of the original letter.

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man000784
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Subject
Panaca
Miners
Time Period
1890s (1890 - 1899)
Place
Eldorado Canyon
Resource Type
Text
Material Type
correspondence
Member of
Correspondence between Mary Etta Syphus and John M. Bunker, correspondence to Mary Etta Syphus from friends and family, invitations and announcements, 1891-1895, 1947
Citation

man000784. Syphus-Bunker Papers, 1891-1994. MS-00169. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1zk59001

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Language

English

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