A pre-Civil War trade token from The People's Outfitting Store in Independence, Missouri. The obverse features a bust of George Washington and the initials "M. A. ABRAHAMS". The reverse reads "THE PEOPLES OUTFITTING STORE/INDEPENDENCE/MO". Issued circa 1854. Only ten examples of this token are known to exist. The token is discussed in Rulau's *Standard Catalog of U.S. Tokens 1845-1860*, pages 218-220. Additional historical information notes that in 1840, M.A. Abrahams and his family lived with a 60-year-old relative named Moses. The store outfitted wagons for western journeys on the frontier.
Subject: Westward Movement
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