Mary Thompson

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Mary Thompson (died 1893) was one of the richest early African Americans in Seattle, Washington.

She owned the Minnehaha Saloon, which had a brothel upstairs. At the time of her death she owned real estate in Seattle and Butte, Montana. She also had a horse and carriage, an extensive jewellery collection, and $20,000 in cash. By the standards of the time, this made her quite wealthy.

External links

HistoryLink.org, the online encyclopedia of Washington State History

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Name	Thompson, Mary
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Short description	American businesswoman
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Date of death	1893
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