1875 Hough Family Letters

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1875 Hough Family Letters
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1875
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1875 Hough Family Letters

Author: Hough Family

Year: 1875

These are the Hough Family Letters from 1875. The Hough family was prominent in early Lafayette, California. The introduction to the letters is as follows: "ORLANDO HOUGH WAS PROSPECTING FOR SILVER NEAR HOUGH SPRINGS IN LAKE CO. IN MAR 1875. IN LAFAYETTE A TRAVELING DENTIST CAME TO FILL TEETH WITH GOLD OR TO PULL TEETH. IN JUNE ORLANDO HOUGH WAS TRYING TO GET THE SILVER ROCK ASSAYED BY WARREN BROWN. AT HOUGH SPRINGS ALL THEIR CABINS WERE RENTED. THEY WERE PUTTING UP A TEMPORARY BARN IN OCT. THE HAY CROP WAS VERY GOOD THAT YEAR SELLING FOR $15-$18./TON."

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