Tilden Family Correspondence

Collection Number: MC367

Fourteen manuscript letters penned by a pioneering California physician to his young wife, Catherine Maria Hecox, tracing 10 years of political campaigning during the 1860 Douglas Democrats vs. Republican general election, Civil War, appointment to the Stockton Insane Asylum, inclement weather, children's illnesses, and finally return to private practice.

Finding Aid

Finding Aid on the Online Archive of California

Inclusive Dates

1858 - 1868

Extent

14 letters

Subject

California History

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