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ALSs from W. John Swor [Swar?] written while on mining expeditions in California and in other parts of western United States, to his wife, Elizabeth Peel Swor and to his brother-in-law, James W. Peel, both of Carrollton, Arkansas. Letters pertain, for the most part, to personal, familial, and domestic concerns, but some also pertain incidentally to traveling, mining, and living conditions in the western states and in northwest Arkansas, particularly in Carrollton.

Correspondence from W. John Swor while he was on mining expeditions in California and other parts of the western United States to his wife, Elizabeth Peel Swor, and brother-in-law, James W. Peel, both of Carrollton (Carroll County). The letters pertain mostly to Swor's experiences in the west and reactions to family news from home. The collection includes three letters written in April 1861 from Redwood City, California, which contain Swor's reaction to the opening of the Civil War and comments on the local response.