Letter : Alameda, Calif., from E.O. Crosby to H.T. Graves, 1883 Aug. 7
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Crosby, Elisha Oscar, 1818-1895
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E. O. Crosby was a California pioneer of 1849 and one of the framers of the California state constitution. From the description of Reminiscences of E. O. Crosby : one of the delegates to the first constitutional convention of California, and state senator and chairman of the senate judiciary committee during both the first and second sessions of the California Legislature, 1849-50. 1875-1895. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 31057933 From the descri...
Goodman, John B. (John Bartlett), 1901-1991
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The "Revised and concise history of the Vigilance Committee of 1856" was written by Almarin Paul, a '49er pioneer who moved to Sacramento from St. Louis. Established a merchant firm in Sacramento but soon sold his shares to go into mining. He became the first person to mine for silver in Nevada, and is the inventor of the iron process for working silver ores and of some other mining machinery. During his first few years in California, Paul was an active member of the Vigilance Committee of 1856....
