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Gottlieb Krumm
b.6 Dec 1828
Facts and Events
References
- ↑ Johannes (AKA John) Krumm. Johannes (AKA John) Krumm letters home, Recipient: Krumm family inColumbus, Ohio, Author Address: Colorado Springs, CO and also Califor. (dated 1849-1897 and originals preserved)
Letter John writes home to tell of his brother Gottlieb's death. - ↑ Gottlieb followed his brother, John, out to California during the goldrush. Here is the letter John sends home to the family to tell them ofGottlieb's death:
Cold springs California,
December 07, 1850
Dear brother
I beg your pardon for not writing to you before it has been on accountof sickness that I've head neglected my duty this time and hope you willforgive me. I have taken sick about five weeks ago and have not up tothis day been able to do anything. I am getting so that I can climbover these hills to tend to my business but it goes hard yet. It takes aman a long while to gain strength after being sick. on account ofaccommodations and treatments. There is a great deal of sickness here. Agreat many die and with sorrow I inform you of the solemn and deplorablefact that Gottlieb our brother is one of the number. Gottlieb was takensick about the middle of September. He was sick about six weeks duringwhich time he was so low that Dr. Boyer and I gave up all hope of hisrecovery. But after he laid so low for two or three days he got better.And I never saw one man get well so fast in a (end of page one)
In a week's time after he begun to get better he got up and tended on mewhile I was sick and as soon as I was able to be about he was taken withthe cholera. The doctor stopped the cholera on him, but being soextremely weak it was out of man's power to save him. So he died on thetwenty first day of November and was buried on the twenty second. Thecholera has visited Cold Springs, but not very severe. I suppose it isowing to the mountains that it was not so bad here, as it was inSacramento city. For there they died off pretty fast. I think I shallleave this country as soon as I can do the work that I have begun. Ihave employed from five to ten then for the last three months atthrowing up dirt to wash When the water comes. the rainy season hascommenced And the water has come. and I am putting the dirt through asfast as I can so as to get ready by the first of march to leave forhome.. end of page two
I am getting tired of California. A man that never gets sick gets alongvery well. It is a horrible place for a sick man alone. The Columbusboys are scattered all through the country. There is some six or eightabout here among whom is Shirm Knaph and several others. Some are doingwell and some have been sick all the time. George Gramm has been unableto do anything ever since he came in here. Mccarthy has been laid forsome five weeks. There is hardly a man here in this place, but he hasbeen sick this fall. Prices of provision and every thing are coming downevery day. This is about all I write to you this time.
Write to me so that the letter will come here before I start from here.I have not received any letter from home yet and I should like to hearfrom you before I leave California. I am now in good health and I hopethat this letter will find you also so.
I must close by giving my best respects to you all.
Your most affectionate
brother John Krumm
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