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1. A letter written by John Cloes to his wife - Photocopy of the original letter written in German by John Cloes to his wife, mailed by him from Sacramento, California. Letter dated September 25, 1850

   A letter written by John Cloes to his wife

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. Getz and Vliet Correspondence - Two letters exchanged between James Getz and Elmer Vliet regarding a journal entry about the journey to the California gold mines in 1850 and the significant Lake Bluffer's who were involved. Six letters exchanged between James Getz and Elmer Vliet regarding reorganizing the Lake County Historical Society in Lake Forest College.

   Getz and Vliet Correspondence

   Record Type: Archive

   
3. Grace Cloes Letter - A Xerox copy of a handwritten letter to Elmer Vliet from Grace Cloes Stedman Kurtz, daughter of Ben and Ida George Cloes. In the letter Grace lists family members and birth and death dates, and family marriages. She thanks Vliet for a copy of the letter written in German by her grandfather John Cloes from California, where he went to make is fortune in the California Gold Rush. Of note concerning the above letter: John Cloes mentions the word "Grandfather" in his letter from California, and Grace is unable to identify whose grandfather this would have been.

   Grace Cloes Letter Pg. 1

   Record Type: Archive

   
4. Letter written by Ida Cloes to her daughter Grace - A Xerox of a handwritten and a typed version of a letter written by Ida Cloes, wife of Ben Cloes living in California at their Benida Ranch, to her daughter Grace Cloes in Lake Bluff describing Ida's experiences witnessing the San Francisco earthquake and fire. Her Child Gus Cloes and his wife Nellie Costa Cloes are also mentioned.

   Letter written by Ida Cloes to her daughter Grace

   Record Type: Archive

   
5. Samuel Hole memoir - Typed excerpt from the memoirs of Samuel Hole, the grandson of John Cloes. Samuel's mother was Elizabeth "Lizzie" Cloes. He talks about pestering his Uncle Abe Frank about the party that went with John to California to mine gold in 1847.

   Samuel Hole memoir

   Record Type: Archive

   
6. The Brass Bed - Ullmann, Janet Wallace

   1991 Circa

   Record Type: Library