Subject: Frontier and pioneer life

A pre-Civil War token from Weston, Missouri. The obverse features a bust of George Washington and the initials "M. A. ABRAHAMS". The reverse reads "THE PEOPLES OUTFITTING STORE/WESTON/MO". The token dates to around 1853, based on contextual information provided by the donor. The donor notes that in 1840, M.A. Abrahams and his family lived with a 60-year-old relative named Moses. The token's significance is highlighted by its connection to Weston, Missouri, a town on the western frontier, and its association with outfitting wagons for westward journeys. A similar, rarer token from Independence, Missouri, dating to 1852, is referenced. Information on the token's historical context is also derived from the "Standard Catalog of U.S. Tokens 1845-1860" by Rulau (pp. 218-220).