Dagger Presented to President U.S. Grant in 1873
Important presentation dagger, inscribed “Presented to President Grant By the Miners of Warren’s Diggings 1873.” Knife is stamped M.Price San Francisco. Bone handle. 6” blade. Overall 11”. "Warren's Diggings" refers to the original name of Warren, Idaho, a historic gold mining settlement founded in 1862. During Ulysses S. Grant's presidency (1869–1877), the region saw intense mining booms and conflicts with Native Americans over western mineral rights.
Important presentation dagger, inscribed “Presented to President Grant By the Miners of Warren’s Diggings 1873.” Knife is stamped M.Price San Francisco. Bone handle. 6” blade. Overall 11”. "Warren's Diggings" refers to the original name of Warren, Idaho, a historic gold mining settlement founded in 1862. During Ulysses S. Grant's presidency (1869–1877), the region saw intense mining booms and conflicts with Native Americans over western mineral rights.
