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$ 950.00
Original Autograph Manuscript Letter by a Fruit Seller in Marysville, CA., Talking about the Crowds of Chinese Immigrants & Native Americans, the General Buzz over Local Elections, High Rental Prices, Teacher Salaries, etc.; also Writing “Every Nation upon the Globe is Represented Here in Cal” and “California Produces all Kinds of Fruits and Nuts”. Marysville: 17 March 1859.
$ 525.00
Harris, William. Historically Interesting Original Letter by William Harris, a San Francisco Entrepreneur, Urging his Business Associate Harriett Stone to Immediately Foreclose and Divide the Former Mexican Land Grant Rancho Sisquoc in Santa Barbara County, California. San Francisco: 6 June 1891.
$ 950.00
Album with 63 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of California Franciscan Missions, Titled: California’s Richest Heritage – Her Franciscan Missions. Ca. 1933-1935.
$ 950.00
Anthony, E. M. (ca. 1826-?). An 1856 Legal Order to Arrest "Sailor Jim," One of Yreka’s (Siskiyou Co., California) Earliest and Most Ill-Fated Murderers Doomed to Be Hanged Twice. Yreka, Siskiyou County, California: 24 December 1856.
$ 950.00
Historically Interesting Original Letter by Nevada City’s (California) Pioneer, Writing to His Sister Back Home and Talking about Limited Job Opportunities, Striking Disparity in Earnings, and the Widespread Practices of Gambling & Drinking. Nevada City: 12 June 1854.
$ 1250.00
MARKS, S. (ca. 1832-1902). Historically Interesting Collection of Two Manuscript Letters Signed by Saul Marks, California’s Pioneer Jewish Businessman, and Addressed to his Merchant Brothers in Oregon, Requesting Money for San Francisco Land Investment, Predicting Rising Land Prices in Coos Bay, and Warning about the Risk of Carmen Island Salt Shortage Spoiling their Meat. San Francisco: 28 March & 7 April 1869.
Historically Interesting Letter by a Miner from Orleans Bar (Orleans), California, Talking about a Visiting Professor from the Smithsonian Society, Getting “One Buck” to a Rifle During a Hunting Trip with an Indian Pal, and Sharing His Recent Mining Accomplishments; Also Recounting the Latest Gossip about Miss Molly Camp Creek Spending Evening with “China Sam!” and Anticipating “To See the Fur Fly From the Celestials Cranium” Because of Another Suitor, Previously Entangled in Charges of Murder and Mayhem. Orleans Bar (Orleans), California: 28 March 1889.
$ 1250.00
VANMARTER, J. (ca. 1826-1908). Historically Significant Autograph Letter by One of the Earliest California Gold Miners Johnson VanMarter, Talking about Future Prospects from His New Land Claim, Miners’ Christmas Meal, the Best Bread in the Area, Purchase of New Rubber Boots, and his Recent Financial Losses; also Mentioning the Sacramento Flood, Water Shortages, and the Hard Work of Miners Compared to Others. California: December 1853.
$ 525.00
Ware, Joel (ca. 1833-1902). Historically Interesting Original Letter Signed by Joel Ware, a Young Sacramento Pioneer and Future Founder of Oregon’s “People’s Press” Newspaper, to His Brother in Damascus, Ohio, Crying over his Hopeless Love for “Sib” and Urging his Brother to Pursue his Chances with her. Sacramento: 1852-1857.
$ 1250.00
Murray, John Sutherland (1818-1882); Moore, Henry M. Original Autograph Letter Signed from Moores Flat (a Gold Mining Town Later Abandoned in the Early 20th Century), Written by a California Forty-Niner and Talking about the Construction of a “Store-Room” in the General Store or the Hotel of Town Founder H.M. Moore, Successful Gold Mining, When “an Ounce of Beautiful Gold” was Obtained after an Hour Washing “under Disadvantageous Circumstances,” Nevada County Pioneer and Gold Miner James Weaver, &c. Moores Flat (Nevada Co.): 1 January 1854.
$ 750.00
Henry, H. O. Original Autograph Letter Signed by one H. O. Henry from Sacramento, Talking about Selling Lots, Conditions of Sacramento Including High Water Levels After the Flooding in January and Mentioning the Re-Election of former Sacramento Mayor James Richmond Hardenburg and the Loss of Steamers Independence, S.S. Lewis, and Tennessee. Sacramento, 20 April 1853.
$ 525.00
Original Autograph Manuscript Letter Signed by One “Claude” in San Francisco and Addressed to “Dear Uncle,” Talking about Being Depressed over Her Brother’s Failing Health and Sharing News about Financial & Family Matters. San Francisco: 26 December 1885.
$ 2250.00
Taber, Isaiah West (1830-1912); Baker, Walter T. & Cathcart, Walter, & others. Album with Nineteen Early Original Albumen Photographs from the Collection of Samuel Parsons - a San Francisco Resident and Employee of a Local Wall Paper Dealer “George W. Clark & Co,” Including a Series of Parson’s Portraits, Views of His Residences and a Street of San Francisco, the Storefront of “George W. Clark & Co” on Market Street with Staff Members, Most likely Including Parsons, Scenes from an Outing in the Redwood Forest, &c.; with a Later Gelatin Silver Portrait of a Young Girl at the Rear. Ca. 1880s.
$ 650.00
Church, Edward W. (ca. 1814-1861). Original Autograph Letter Signed by San Francisco Banker Edward W. Church to His Friend in New York, Talking about the Health of His Child, Visiting New York, and Recent Weather and Earthquakes in San Francisco. San Francisco, 28 February & 20 March 1856.
$ 950.00
Historically Important Album with 227 Gelatin Silver Photos of California, Showing the Former Lumber Hub of Fort Bragg, the Newton J. Tharp Commercial School (1908–1952) in San Francisco, the Tanforan Racetrack in San Bruno, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, the Second Grammar School in Dixon, Panama Pacific International Exhibition, etc.; also, with Rare Photos of the Standard Oil Co. Explosion in Riverside and Pioneering Automobile Race & Airplane Flight in San Bruno. Ca. 1908-1915.
$ 750.00
Payne, George E. Original Autograph Letter Signed by a San Francisco Merchant George E. Payne to His New York Partner (Most Likely, a Member of the Board of Directors of the Bank of New York, Charles P. Leverich), Talking about Early California Gold Rush Trade to San Francisco, the Voyage of the Barque Madonna, Cargo Prices, and the Sale of the Bark Hannah Sprague. San Francisco, 20 February 1850.
$ 1250.00
JAYNE, G. (ca. 1845-1870). Historically Important Collection of Two Autograph Letters by George Edwin Jayne, an Early California Resident, Addressed to His Relatives “Lottie” and “Sam” in New York, Describing the City’s Ongoing Renovation, the Cheapest Place to Live in San Francisco, the Popular Living Arrangements for Residents, Clerking Job Shortages, Dining Prices, etc.; also Mentioning the Lost Landmarks of Mercantile Library & Oriental Hotel and Comparing the Width of Kearny Street with Broadway. San Francisco: 10 September 1868.
$ 850.00
Original Photogravure Titled: Bird's-Eye-View of Ruins of San Francisco from Captive Airship 600 Feet Above Folsom Between Fifth And Sixth Sts. 1906.
$ 5250.00
Healey, Charles Terraine (1833-1914). Historically Significant Archive of Three Original Manuscript Notebooks, by California’s First Licensed Surveyor, Documenting His Land Surveys of New Almaden and Guadalupe Quicksilver Mines (Santa Clara Co.), Los Vergeles, Moro Cojo and Los Capitancillos Ranches, in the Vicinity of the Sargent Station of the Southern Pacific Railroad (now a Ghost Town), &c.; WITH: a Period Copy of a Survey on the Retracing of Los Huecos Rancho (Santa Clara Co.), Signed and Sealed by the U.S. Surveyor General for California, W.H. Brown. Notebooks: ca. 1871-1879, 1886.
$ 1250.00
Collection of 75 Loose Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, Showing the Destruction in Santa Barbara and Environs after the Earthquake on June 29, 1925.
Collection of Thirty-Eight Original Gelatin Silver Photos of California, Taken during a Honeymoon Trip by a Pharmacist from Orange City (Ca), Showing Los Angeles and its Environs (San Juan Capistrano Chapel, the County Jail, the Court House in Santa Ana; the Port of San Pedro; Busch’s Gardens in Pasadena, a Powerhouse & Mountain Cabin in San Gabriel Canyon, a Steamer Entering Avalon, etc.), the Former Mining Town of Placerville (Train Passing through the Tehachapi Loop & Early Logging Operations), Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Mission & Santa Ynez Valley), San Diego (Horticultural Building & Children’s Swimming Pool), etc. Ca. 1913.
$ 750.00
Youngs, Samuel (Ca. 1815 - ?). Original Autograph Letter Signed by a California Democrat Samuel Young to James Denver, a Democratic Congressman from CA, Sharing News on State Politics and Speculating about Candidates for the Upcoming California State Senate Elections; with Mentions of Henry Foote, Henry Crabb, David Douglass, Edward Marshall, Gov. Bigler, etc. Sacramento, California: 30 January 1856.
$ 650.00
Wood, A (Ca. 1812-1890). A Historically Interesting Original Autograph Letter by One of the Earliest Masons in California and the Founder of Lassen Commandery No. 13 of the Knights Templar at Susanville, Gen. Allen Wood, Informing a Sir Knight from Plumas County and a Pioneer California Lawyer about the “Cold Blooded Affair” of One of the Earliest Murders Investigated in Lassen County, Mentioning “A Considerable Feeling” Among the Inhabitants about the Prisoner’s Expected Arrival in Susanville, and Discussing the Commandery’s Decision to “Indefinitely Postpone” the Celebration of Ascension Day. Susanville [Lassen County], 20 April 1880.
$ 1250.00
Stroud, Robert (1890-1963). Historically Interesting Original Autograph Manuscript Letter Written by Robert Stroud, the Lonely “Birdman of Alcatraz,” During His Solitary Confinement, Addressed to His Long-time Friend and Fellow Bird-lover Fred E. Daw in Florida, Confessing To Suffering From an Unresolved Oedipus Complex, Revealing His Early Attempt To Assassinate His Father, and Explicitly Tracing His First Sexual Experiences From the Age of Five to Eleven; Also Including Never-before-Shared Excerpts From His Prohibited Multi-volume Autobiography, Eagerly Calculating Approximate Incomes From His Forthcoming Biopic, Challenging Darwin’s Theory on the Limited Olfactory Capability of Birds, and Recommending Effective Sulfa Medicine Usage for Birds. Alcatraz Prison, California: 24 May 1949.
$ 750.00
Gillespie, Edgar D (ca. 1822-1875). Historically Interesting Original Letter by One of the Earliest Residents of Suisun Valley, California, Talking about his Pioneering Farming Activities, the Scarce Demand for Hay in Sacramento City, and the High Cost of Ropes Reducing Profits. Mountain Valley Upper Suisun, California: 25 May 1852.
