The Gold Rush Diary of Moses Coggwell of New Hampshire/ by New Hampshire Historical Society.

Title:

The Gold Rush Diary of Moses Coggwell of New Hampshire/ by New Hampshire Historical Society.

Author:

New Hampshire Historical Society (Concord, NH).

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1949.

Physical Description:

p.1-8 : some illustrations.

Source:

Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1949 Vol.5 (December 1949) Historical New Hampshire

Description:

The article discusses the early life of Canterbury, New Hampshire native Moses Pearson Cogswell, focusing on his departure for California during the 1848 Gold Rush. It examines his diary, his participation in the building materials firm of Cogswell & Rand of Boston, Massachusetts, and his decision to voyage to California on board the ship the Sweden, named after singer Jenny Lind. The article explores several mining companies and notes that Cogswell was a shareholder in the Roxboury Sagamore Mining Company. Boston preacher Rev. E.T. Taylor is also discussed.

Subjects:

California Gold Rush, 1848-1852. , New Hampshire state history, 1775-1865.

People:

Cogswell, Moses Pearson. , Lind, Jenny, 1820-1887. , Taylor, E. T..

Organizations:

New Hampshire Historical Society Periodicals History.

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