California bond for Indian expedition expenses, 1854.

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California bond for Indian expedition expenses, 1854.

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Printed bond of the state of California for $250 of war debt " ... for the payment of expenses of certain Expeditions against the Indians ..." signed by comptroller Sam Bell, treasurer S.A. McMeans, governor John Bigler, and Elam Covington, to whom the bond was issued. J.W. Denver's signature follows a 1861 manuscript certification on verso that this bond was genuine.

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Denver, James William, 1817-1892

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James W. Denver was born near Winchester, Virginia. He attended public schools and moved to Ohio with his parents in 1830, settling near Wilmington. In 1841 he taught school in Missouri, and in 1844 he graduated from the law school of the University of Cincinnati. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law near Xenia, Ohio. He moved to Platte City, Missouri, in 1845, where he continued his law practice and acting career. In 1847, during the Mexican–American War, he recruited a company for t...

Bigler, John, 1805-1871

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Lawyer, Mt. Sterling, Illinois, 1846-1848; California state assemblyman, 1849-1851; governor of California, 1851-1855; U.S. minister to Chile, 1857-1861. From the description of Letter : Sacramento, [California], to L.I. Cist, 1867 Oct. 21. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27159103 ...