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W.A. Carter Post Trader Token Fort Bridger Wyoming [122340]

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W.A. Carter Post Trader Token Fort Bridger Wyoming  [122340]
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This item SOLD at 2021 Feb 13 @ 20:40UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Obv.: W. A. Carter / Post Trader / Fort Bridger; Rev.: Value / 25 cts; Br. rd., 22 mm. Our friend Michael Wehner wrote in the May 2020 Esylum about W.A. Carter: "William Alexander Carter known as "Mr. Fort Bridger" was the most important individual at Fort Bridger, Wyoming and a key player in the economic development of the intermountain west."

Carter arrived in 1859 and stayed at Fort Bridger until his death in 1881, thus providing some context for the period during which this series of tokens was used. The tokens themselves are primitive compared to other tokens of this era. Jerry Adams has written that Carter ordered the tokens in 1868. The tokens of J.K. Moore at Camp Brown in Wyoming Territory closely resemble Carter's. Moore had previously worked for Carter at Fort Bridger, and Camp Brown was given that name in 1870 suggesting a similar maker and timeframe."

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State: Wyoming
City: Fort Bridger
Provenance: John Reynolds Collection