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California Bond for the Indian War Indebtedness, 1852, $500

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California Bond for the Indian War Indebtedness, 1852, $500
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Number 420 in 1854. Cancelled. Signed by James Bell comptroller and ER McMeans treasurer. John E Lockwood. Bell and McMeans were senators from El Dorado County and McMeans was a veteran of the War with Texas. He died in Nevada in 1876. Issued to John E Lockwood. Red State Treasurer stamp on reverse. Red fancy design on reverse. Three vertical folds. Holes and rips along center fold.

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. State: California City: Date: 1852 HWAC# 85232