Chat
|
Daily Search
|
My GenForum
|
Community Standards
|
Terms of Service
|
|
|
Among my father's papers I have found an interesting handwritten contract signed by Cyrus C. HILDRETH in Bloomfield (Skowhegan) Maine dated March 9 1853 Re: Going to the Australian Goldfields.
Said Hildreth agrees to pay my GG Grandfather (John K. MORRISON) a percentage of his earnings in the Australia Gold Mines in return for my GG Grandfather paying his way to Australia.
I know my GG Grandfather ended up in Australia (Junee, New South Wales), but it looks like Hildreth was back in the US (Michigan) in the 1860 Census (with wife Elizabeth/Betsey and son William age 7). Did he ever go to Australia?
Hope there is a HILDRETH descendent out there with whom I can share a copy of this document. I would love to learn if he did indeed ever go farther West than Michigan.
Notify Administrator about this message?
Followups:
|
| http://genforum.genealogy.com/hildreth/messages/751.html | ||
 |
Link to GenForum Add Forum |
|