Letter to P. Greely, Jr., after 1850.

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Letter to P. Greely, Jr., after 1850.

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Letter from William McKendree Gwin to P. Greely, Jr., sent from Washington City, California. In the letter Gwin writes of his willingness to comply with a request of William Barry (or Berry). He also gives his thoughts on California ("We (the U.S.) must expend vast sums of money to that country and...labor and material must be furnished") and writes of his impending visit with the Secretary of the Treasury regarding the "Revenue System in California." Written sometime in the 1850s. Part of the letter has been torn and is missing.

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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 ...