Letter: to Senator William M. Gwin /by Fred A. Bee, 1858 Nov 30.

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Letter: to Senator William M. Gwin /by Fred A. Bee, 1858 Nov 30.

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The Placerville and Humboldt Telegraph Company had constructed a magnetic telegraph line from Placerville, California, to Salt Lake City, Utah, and St. Joseph, Missouri. Further plans were made to construct a direct line to California in the spring, but financial aid was needed. In this letter, President Bee wrote to Senator Gwin requesting that he get Congress to underwrite the company for a specified period of time.

4 p.; 25 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Placerville & Humboldt Telegraph Co.

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Gwin, William McKendree, 1805-1885

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Member, California Constitutional Convention, 1849, and U.S. senator from California. From the description of Papers, 1841-1885. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 28419864 William M. Gwin was born in Tennessee. In 1833 he was appointed U.S. marshal, district of Mississippi by President Jackson; in 1840 he was elected to the House of Representatives for one term. Coming to California in 1849, he worked to form a state government, representing San Francisco ...

Bee, Fred A.

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