Английская Википедия:Elias D. Pierce

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Elias Davidson Pierce (1824Шаблон:Mdash1897) was one of the key figures in the gold rush in 1860 to Idaho.

Pierce was a native of Harrison County, (West) Virginia.[1] In 1844 he purchased land in Indiana and relocated to Hartford City, where he studied law for a time before enlisting as a volunteer during the Mexican War.[2][3] After serving 8 months in Mexico, primarily on guard duty, he returned to Indiana, near death from dysentery, and was discharged in July 1848.[1] In 1849, he went overland to California as part of the gold rush. In 1852 Pierce served in the California House of Representatives.

Pierce, Idaho is named for Pierce.[4]

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  1. 1,0 1,1 1848 Mexican War discharge paper for Elias D. Pierce. National Archives Bounty Land file #52221.
  2. Deed from Elliott and Elizabeth Nixon to Elias D. Pierce, transcribed in "John Doe on demise of Elias D. Pierce v. Sweetser" Indiana Supreme Court 1850. Indiana State Archives.
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