Author: Salisbury Historical Society

Late 1700s to 1826 The Wilder and Bowers Flaxseed mill was a large oil mill and the first mill built on Stirrup Iron Pond Brook. It operated successfully for several…

“This year occurred the “Great Freshet’ on the 11th and 12th of February. It rained all of two nights and part of the one day and carried away all the…

Grass Valley, Nevada Co., Cal July 15, 1859 My Dear Miss Esther, – I expected to hear from you by the last Steamer, but was disappointed.  I perhaps should not…

Grass Valley, June 18, 1859 My dearest Miss – Just let me say, that I’ve felt very sad, at not receiving from yourself, What always makes me glad. You ask,…

Grass Valley, June 2, 1859 My Dear Miss Esther – You can very well believe that I felt much disappointed at not receiving a letter from you by the two…

Grass Valley, Sept 30, 1858 Estimable Fair Damsel – I received your kind letter by the last steamer, and hope the letter I promised in my last has safely reached…

Grass Valley, July 17th, 1858 Estimable Fair Damsel, I have to apologize for my absence from Grass Valley, which has rendered me, no doubt in your eyes, a dilatory correspondent,…

Grass Valley, California, April 15, 1858 Estimable Fair Damsel, Glad indeed was I to receive, from under your hand, a Note by the last steamer, in answer to that “singular…

California, February 1858 Estimable Fair Damsel, As we journey onward how pleasant, To pause and inhabit awhile, Those few sunny spots like the present, That mid the dull wilderness smile….

No. 1 Post 1852 I have for some time been thinking of requesting you, and I may as well speak it out now as any other time.  It is this. …