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‘The General Laws of the State of California from 1850 to 1864’
This is a manuscript of California state laws. It outlines the inalienable rights of its citizens, social, political and personal prohibitions, as well as local legislation. Slavery was prohibited unless it was a punishment for a crime, the fugitive…
Declaration of Indian Rights: The BC Indian Position Paper (1970)
This Document was produced by the Union of BC Indian Chiefs and published on 17th November 1970, in direct response to the 1969 White Paper. The White Paper was a controversial policy paper submitted by the serving Canadian Prime Minister Pierre…
The Turnagain nugget
This is a gold nugget that was found by Alice Shea, after she saw a gold glint wedged in a boulder as she walked to her husband’s claim. It weights 52oz or 1642grams This happened in 1937 northern British Columbia, before being sold to the BC…
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Samuel Long to William H. Seward, Monday, July 15, 1861 (Report from Hawaii and request for new position)
The Letter from Samuel Long to William H. Seward discusses Long’s service as a US consul in Hawaii. This source directly shows the relations with the USA and Hawaii and just how involved the USA was in the Island. The letter shows how significant…
Enfranchising of Women
This is a typed, formal document presented to the Legislatives assembly of British Columbia, in order to ask for permission to include women in the political franchise. It is a black and white document printed by ‘Richard Wolfenden, Printers to the…
Fort Yuma Fingerprint Voter Roll Ca.
The below source is part of a larger list which displays handwritten names of those indigenous peoples who belonged to the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation. The Fort Yuma Reservation boarders the states of California and Baja California, Arizona and…
Mission Indian Federal Constitution CA. 1922
The below source is a document which was created using a type writer. This printed textual source headed with ‘Constitution’ outlines the objectives of the Mission Indian Federation in California, 1922. The Mission Indian Tribe in southern California…