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The California gold draws the attention of Congress...
The California gold draws the attention of Congress...
Item # 686920
January 13, 1849
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Jan. 13, 1849
* California gold rush - 49ers
* United States Congress - statehood ?
The front page has over a full column headed: "The Gold Region - A System of Government Proposed". With the recent gold discovery, Congress wanted to act quickly to make California a part of the Union.
The report begins: "In common with the great mass of my fellow citizens, I have been extremely interested by the various authentic accounts, official & unofficial, which we have received from the gold district in California...".
Four pages, nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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