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Collection Reference Number GLC04897.04
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1849 
Title B.B.B Hunter to John Young Mason regarding the gold in California
Date 12 January 1849
Author Hunter, B. B. B. (fl. 1849)  
Recipient Mason, John Y. (John Young)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Writes from the Border Post Office about the effect of gold in California and announces his plans to be among the miners shortly. Asks Secretary of the Navy Mason to put in a good word with the President so he may receive an appointment once he arrives in California. With note by Mason on address leaf, replied on 16 February 1849.
Subjects Office Seeker  Letter of Introduction or Recommendation  President  Government and Civics  Texas  Westward Expansion  Frontiers and Exploration  American West  Gold Rush  
People Hunter B. B. B. (fl. 1849)  Mason, John Y. (John Young) (1799-1859)  
Place written Harrison County, Texas
Theme Westward Expansion; Government & Politics
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859