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Thomas Stillman correspondence : ALS, 1854-1864.
BANC MSS 2004/431 c; BANC MSS 2004/431 c
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Title:

Thomas Stillman correspondence : ALS, 1854-1864

Creator/Contributor:

Stillman, Thomas., creator

Creator/Contributor:

Stillman, J. D. B. (Jacob Davis Babcock), 1819-1888

Abstract:

Contains 7 letters from Thomas Stillman's brother, Jacob Stillman, a doctor in Sacramento, Calif., discussing his medical practice, gold and silver mining in the Sierra Nevada's, Colonel Frémont and politics, including Leland Stanford, Governor of California, William Seward in the 1860 presidential elections and the possibility of the United States dividing, with an independent California. Also includes 6 letters from other family members to Thomas Stillman.

Date:

1854 (issued)

Subject:

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Seward, William H. (William Henry) -- 1801-1872
Frémont, John Charles -- 1813-1890
Stanford, Leland -- 1824-1893
Physicians -- California -- Sacramento
Gold mines and mining -- Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1860
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes
California -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
California -- Politics and government -- 1850-1950

Physical Description:

print
1 folder.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS 2004/431 c
BANC MSS 2004/431 c

Origin:

California