Letter to Alvan Flanders, Governor of Washington Territory, 10 May 1869.

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Letter to Alvan Flanders, Governor of Washington Territory, 10 May 1869.

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This letter was written by six men who had been mustered into the United States Army. The letter is sent from San Fransico, CA and is dated 10 May 1869. The signatures are hard to distinguish but the first and most prominent is from W. M. Dowling. The letter states that upon application for commissions the Governor of Washington Territory is the proper person to commission them and they are requesting their commissions with this letter.

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Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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SNAC Resource ID: 7162184

Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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Dowling, W. M.

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Washington Territory. Governor (1869-1870 : Flanders)

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Alvan Flanders was born in Hopkins, N.H., in 1825, attended public schools there, and learned the machinist's trade in Boston. In 1851 he followed the gold rush to California, but instead of prospecting, he went into the lumber business. In 1858 he became associated with the organizing and publishing of the San Francisco Daily Times. Flanders was twice elected to the California Legislature and was appointed to a position in the U.S. Mint by President Lincoln. In 1863 he moved to Was...

Downling, W. M.

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Flanders, Alvan, 1825-1894

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