Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.
Description
William S. Thomas (1812-1879) was born in Virginia and married Elizabeth L. Waite in 1840 in Illinois. He worked there as a lawyer and a farmer, and went to California in 1849 possibly with the Green and Jersey County Company. By May of 1850 Thomas had given up mining and operated a successful tavern and ox-team. He eventually returned to Greenville, Illinois, and later became a member of the National Lincoln Monument Association. Correspondence of William S. Thomas along with material relating to his son's service in the Civil War. Thomas. Oregon-California Trails Association; Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library. California State Library, California History Room
Type
text
Extent
1 manuscript box ; 15 1/2 x 12 x 3 in.
Identifier
(C)001555124CSL01-Aleph (OCoLC)928643796
Language
English
Subject
Thomas, Elizabeth L Correspondence Overland journeys to the Pacific California--Gold discoveries--1840-1850 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
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