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Diary
Palmetto Mining Co.
Journal of a passenger on Company voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Coloma, California via Isthmus and San Francisco, March 3 - August 21, 1849; mining days in Coloma to October 12, 1849.
[C. W. Haskins' ARGONAUTS OF CALIFORNIA, p. 476, lists twenty men on Brig HENRICO from Charleston, five of whom are named in this journal. Journey is recorded in book which belonged to Edward Keegan. Keegan, purported author, did not write the journal according to a statement made by his daughter in January, 1945.]
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Edward Keegan's Book Fort Johnson December 22nd 1848 Eight
A warrior So brave, And a version so bright Conversed of as they sat on the green Charleston Sound
CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY Call No. cF 865 D5
Note: Miss Keegan, daughter of Edward Keegan, says in Jan. 1945 that this journal was not written by her father although he came out with the Palmetto Co. from Charleston, N. C.
C. O. H.
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Jesebtians to the nathern [northern] mines first to Seas sees day digins [diggings] thens north 15 miles neose onion valley
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Edward Keegan took on the 29th of Augt. [August] and went to
33 Swena grifes Belfest [Belfast] games Street 12 ghon watson
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Edward Keegan took on the 29th of Augt [August] and went to work on the 9th of octo. [October] 1849
Edward Keegan Direct your letter to James Connor Custom house Dublin Board works
Mr. Eustace No. 13 Charles St. Near the four Courts
Enquire for Peter Kearns State of Illinois, lake County