Thompson, George W.

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After disappointment in the California gold fields, Thompson returned to New York where he died within a week, from a disease contracted in California, at the age of 22.

From the description of Travel journal, 1849-1850. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 40047399
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referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Caldwell, John Curtis, 1833-1912. Civil War testimonials, 1868. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Smithsonian Archives. Ru 60: Meteorological Project, 1849 1875.
referencedIn Hall, William M. William M. Hall papers, 1882-1890. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Barrett, O. D. Letter : Washington, D.C., to B. G. Jayne, Undercliffe, Colo., 1887 Feb 4. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Stafford, Theodore,. Theodore Stafford Collection, 1850-1912. US Department of Comm, Noaa Great Lakes
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Barrett, O. D. Letter : Washington, D.C., to B. G. Jayne, Undercliffe, Colo., 1887 Feb 4. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Thompson, George W. Travel journal, 1849-1850. Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
referencedIn Chatham County (N.C.) miscellaneous account books, 1790-1793. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Weather Bureau National Archives at College Park
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