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Description
W.F. Witherell was born in New York in 1841. He attended West Point and was a cadet there when Abraham Lincoln was shot. Presumably, his title of Colonel was honorary, as he quickly became involved in various enterprises, as a businessman and entrepreneur, including mining ventures in Arizona, California, and Colorado. He carried on an extensive correspondence regarding the acquiring and selling of mining property, including assays of ore, and investigating the potential value of various mines and mining claims. He also acted as a middle man between owners of mines and potential investors. Letters and various assay reports, abstracts of title, etc. concerning mines and mining claims in California, 1878-1886. Witherell. Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library California State Library, California History Section;
Type
text
Extent
1 manuscript box ; 15 1/8 x 11 1/2 x 3 in.
Identifier
(C)001623363CSL01-Aleph (OCoLC)1035160704
Language
English
Subject
Witherell, W. F Mines and mineral resources Correspondence Documents
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