Letter: to Senator William M. Gwin

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Title: Letter: to Senator William M. Gwin
Creator: Bee, Fred A
Contributor: Bee, Fred A
Gwin, William McKendree, 1805-1885
Placerville & Humboldt Telegraph Co
Published / Created: 1858 Nov 30
Abstract: 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.
Extent: 4 p.; 25 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Format: text
Genre: Correspondence
Manuscripts
Resource Type: Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Name): Bee, Fred A
Gwin, William McKendree, 1805-1885
Placerville & Humboldt Telegraph Co
Subject (Topic): Telegraph--California
Telegraph--Missouri
Telegraph--Utah

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Citation: Fred A. Bee, Letter to Senator William M. Gwin. Western Americana Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.