Brown, Jared Comstock, 1825-1887.

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Jared Brown was born in Palmyra, New York in 1825. In May, 1850 he shipped with the steamer, Antietam, as coal heaver, entroute to gold fields of California. By 1851, settled in Coloma. Mined, operated a blacksmith's shop and general merchandise store; served as Post Master and as U.S. Marshal for Washington Territory. Died in 1887 in Kansas City, Mo.

From the description of Letters, 1850-1857. (California State Library). WorldCat record id: 58910565

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Place Name Admin Code Country
California
California--Coloma
California--San Francisco
Coloma (Calif.)
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Frontier and pioneer life
Gold mines and mining
Pioneers
Political corruption
Presidents
Vigilance committees
Violence
Voyages to the Pacific coast
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Birth 1825

Death 1887

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