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California Bond for the Indian War Indebtedness, 1852, $100

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California Bond for the Indian War Indebtedness, 1852, $100
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Number 372 in 1854. Issued to Henry Oliver. Cancelled. Signed by James Bell comptroller and ER McMeans treasurer. Bell and McMeans were senators from El Dorado County and McMeans was a veteran of the War with Texas and died in Nevada in 1876. Bright red State Treasurer stamp on reverse. Red fancy design on reverse. Three vertical folds. Hole in left vertical fold. One hole punch.

This bond was issued in what is known as the Genocide of the Native American population. Today, many look it as a way for the state to pay for the war against the Native American population which dropped from an estimated 150.000 in 1846 to 30,000 in 1873.Although much of this reduction in population can be attributed to disease which the Native Americans had no defense for, much of it was caused by deliberate and violent attack. [An American Genocide by Madley , introduction by Jinx] Funny three of the four vignettes show Native Americans.

This bond may be attributed to the Klamath and Salmon River War which occurred in Klamath County California from January to March 1855. The war began from incidents between local settlers and local Indians and a rumor of an Indian uprising against the miners along the Klamath River by the Yurok and Karok Native American tribes. Local miners wanted the Indians that were armed with guns and ammunition disarmed, anyone trading arms to the Indians whipped and expelled from the County and any Indian found with firearms after that time was to be killed. Some of the Indians, mainly a group called the "Red Caps", refused to disarm, and hostilities began between them and the miners. Troops from the California State Militia and U. S. Army were necessary to stop the war. State: California City: Date: 1852 HWAC# 85230