Report of Hon. T. Butler King on California
Washington DC: Printed by Gideon & Co., 1850. Second Edition. 72pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Tan printed wrappers. About very good. Extremities of covers chipped in a handful of places with loss. 'Removed' stamp on the cover and a blind stamp on the title page. Item #10968
King arrived in California on June 4, 1849, by way of the Isthmus of Panama. In this government report, laid on the table March 27, 1850, King reported on the conditions of California and its potential, and gave Washington its first official information on the gold strike. While in California, he served as the U.S. Collector of Customs at San Francisco. He argued for the exclusion of foreigners from the mines. King also recognized the serious plight of the miners working the diggings. Byrd 38. Cowan [I] p.130. Howes K153. Kurutz 377b. Sabin 37840. Wheat, Books 118.
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