“I Often Think of Writing Home”

Description

Singer, a California miner, often thinks of writing to his family, but seldom does; he's half a mind to tell them he's coming home. "For it keeps a man a-hunting round to keep up with the times And pen and ink is very scarce for people in the mines...."

Historical references

  • 1848 - gold found in Sutter's Mill, California.
  • 1849 - multitudes of easterners emigrate west, hoping to "make their pile"

Cross references

Recordings

  • Logan English, "I Often Think of Writing Home" (on LEnglish02)

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1858 (Put's Golden Songster)
Found in: US(SW)