Certification of the election of delegates from California to the national convention : DS, 1856 Jan. 4.

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Certification of the election of delegates from California to the national convention : DS, 1856 Jan. 4.

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Signed by William B. Olds, president of the State Council.

1 leaf ; 31 cm.

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Wheat, Carl I. 1892-1966.

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