Death at Randolph MA in 1862: Jonathan WALES
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Transcribed by Dee Sardoch;
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Stockton Daily Independent
Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA
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>>SATURDAY, 16 AUG 1862<<
DEATH of a PIONEER -- A dispatch received in this city on Thursday evening announced the death of Jonathan WALES, at Randolph, Mass. Mr. WALES was one of the earliest to establish the boot and shoe business in this city, or on the Pacific coast. He amassed a fortune and returned to his native place, where he continued to reside up to the time of his death.