1850 (1839)(1800-1850)(1850-1860) Table of Contents
Morris U. Schappes A Documentary History of the Jews in the United States, 1654-1875, The Citadel Press: New York, 1950, 762pp., 1950, 1857, 1950 See Text
Grant H. Smith The History of the Comstock Lode 1850-1920, Geology and Mining Series No. 37, University of Nevada Bulletin: Reno, Nevada, vol. XXXVII. 1 July 1943, no. 3, (revised 1966), Ninth printing, 1980. 305pp., 1850s, 1850 See Text
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Morris U. Schappes A Documentary History of the Jews in the United States, 1654-1875, The Citadel Press: New York, 1950, 762pp., 1950, 1857, 1950
Schappes' footnote:
"5) . . .On September 9, 1850, when California was admitted to the Union, [John Charles] Fremont became one of its first United States Senators, failing of re-election, however, because of his anti-slavery views.
Grant H. Smith The History of the Comstock Lode 1850-1920, Geology and Mining Series No. 37, University of Nevada Bulletin: Reno, Nevada, vol. XXXVII. 1 July 1943, no. 3, (revised 1966), Ninth printing, 1980. 305pp., 1872, 1860s
[p. 137] Chapter XVI The Crown Point-Belcher Bonanza-The Gold to Silver Ratio-The Silver Question.
[p. 142] The Silver Question
[p. 142] "The great flow of gold from California in 1849 and 1850 alarmed the bankers of Europe. Holland and Belgium, in 1850, began to sell their gold and stock up with silver . . .
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