Manuscripts

Petition of mechanics, laborers, and citizens of California against William P.C. Stebbins, superintedent of construction of U.S. Mint, San Francisco

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Description: The petition came about because there were accusations that William P.C. Stebbins refused employment to members of the mechanics and laborers trade organizations while building the U.S. Mint building in San Francisco.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: approximately 1870.
Call number: mssHM 84291
Provenance: Purchased from Alta California, August 1961.
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