William Alexander Leidesdorff is probably one of the best-kept secrets in the pioneering of the West and the creation of the State of California. Born out of wedlock in St. Croix, Danish West Indies... More > in 1810 to a Jewish Danish sugar planter and a black plantation worker, he went on to become the first Black millionaire when gold was found on his property shortly before he died in 1848.< Less
Letters and documents from throughout the life of accountant and philanthropist, Samuel David Leidesdorf. Included are personal letters from US Presidents, leaders of Israel, Rockefellers, and many... More > notable organizations throughout the United States.< Less
William Alexander Leidesdorff is probably one of the best-kept secrets in the pioneering of the West and the creation of the State of California. Born out of wedlock in St. Croix, Danish West Indies... More > in 1810 to a Jewish Danish sugar planter and a black plantation worker, he went on to become the first Black millionaire when gold was found on his property shortly before he died in 1848.< Less
Letters and documents from throughout the life of accountant and philanthropist, Samuel David Leidesdorf. Included are personal letters from US Presidents, leaders of Israel, Rockefellers, and many... More > notable organizations throughout the United States.< Less
Letters and documents from throughout the life of accountant and philanthropist, Samuel David Leidesdorf. Included are personal letters from US Presidents, leaders of Israel, Rockefellers, and many... More > notable organizations throughout the United States.< Less
William Alexander Leidesdorff is probably one of the best-kept secrets in the pioneering of the West and the creation of the State of California. Born out of wedlock in St. Croix, Danish West Indies... More > in 1810 to a Jewish Danish sugar planter and a black plantation worker, he went on to become the first Black millionaire when gold was found on his property shortly before he died in 1848.< Less
William Alexander Leidesdorff is probably one of the best-kept secrets in the pioneering of the West and the creation of the State of California. Born out of wedlock in St. Croix, Danish West Indies... More > in 1810 to a Jewish Danish sugar planter and a black plantation worker, he went on to become the first Black millionaire when gold was found on his property shortly before he died in 1848.< Less