I don’t have a lot of updates this week. I have been doing
metadata as usual, but recently the letters have not been very compelling. A
lot of the letters I have worked on have been about advertising for the Ontario
colony and other business correspondences. The Chaffey brothers sent a lot of
pamphlets and maps to potential land-buyers in order to give them information
about the colony. In some cases the Chaffey brothers even invited people to visit
the colony in order to really understand what living in Southern California
would be like.
Other recent letters have referred to the progress of land
development in the colony. Some letters are directed to land-owners who are
being updated on the state of their farm. Other letters are directed to
manufacturers and shipping companies regarding the shipment of building
materials, furniture, and other goods to the colony.
Hopefully more inspiring letters come my way soon so that I
can share some of the new and interesting things that the Chaffey brothers did!
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