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Baxter, Thompson, fl. 1849-1854 [California Gold Rush archive][Decimalized .01- .25]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09234 Author/Creator: Baxter, Thompson, fl. 1849-1854 Place Written: s.l. Type: Header Record Date: 1849-1854 Pagination: 16 items Order a Copy

Documents the activities of Thompson Baxter of Quincey, Massachusetts, and his store in Stockton, California. Includes letters to and from his wife, printed cartoon panel ("This is a true Picture of Callifornia I have seen it And experienced it myself T. Baxter"), bank drafts illustrated with Gold Rush scenes, and Baxter's descriptive business ledger, dating from June 1850 through October 1852.

Baxter, Thompson, fl. 1849-1854

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