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Biography
Descriptive Summary
Title: Thomas Gilman Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1853-1907
Box Number: 353
Creator:
Gilman, Thomas, 1830-1911
Repository:
California State Library
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Unrestricted.
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Please credit California State Library.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Thomas Gilman Papers, California State Library.
Access Points
Gilman, Thomas, 1830-1911
African Americans--California
Contents
Letters, bills of sale, poll tax, receipts, subpoena, leases.
Biography
Thomas Gilman (1830-1911) purchased his freedom for $1,000 in 1852. Born into enslavement in Tennessee, Gilman was brought
to California in 1850 to work in the gold mines near Shaw's Flat. Within two years he earned enough money to free himself.