Letter from W.P. Bonney to Mr. Saloman regarding Edward S. Saloman, Washington Territorial Governor, 1930 February 23.

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Letter from W.P. Bonney to Mr. Saloman regarding Edward S. Saloman, Washington Territorial Governor, 1930 February 23.

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This is a letter from W. P. Bonney, Washington State Historical Society Secretary, to a Mr. Salomon answering his request about information about Edward S. Salomon's term of office as Washington Territorial Governor. Mr. Bonney personally remembered the Governor and he sent a copy of the Governor's message. It is unclear if Mr. Salomon is a descendant of Edward S. Salomon.

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Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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Washington Territory. Governor (1870-1872 : Salomon)

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Bonney, W. P. (William Pierce), 1856-

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Edward Selig Salomon was a Prussian immigrant to the United States who served as a Union Brigadier general in the American Civil War, became the governor of the Washington Territory and a California legislator. Mr. Salomon was born in 1836. He immigrated to the United States in 1856 and settled in Chicgo, IL. He became one of the youngest elected aldermen of the Sixth Ward in 1861. During the Civil War, he served with great distinction. He became a hero during the Battle of Gettysburg because he...