Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- John Augustus Sutter, Jr., Papers,
- Dates:
- 1848-1890
- Creators:
- Sutter, John Augustus, 1826-1897
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], John Augustus Sutter, Jr., Papers, California State Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Business papers, legal papers, estate matters, manuscript statement of events occurring in Sacramento, 1848-1850.
- Biographical / historical:
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John A. Sutter, Jr., was born in Switzerland October 24, 1826, the oldest son of Johann August Sutter. In September of 1848, he arrived at Sacramento to join his father. He managed his father's property between 1848 and 1851 and helped found the city of Sacramento. In 1852, Sutter, Jr. moved to Mexico. For many years, he served as commercial agent and consul for the U.S. State Department in Acapulco. He died in Mexico on September 21, 1897.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 1999
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from WordPerfect.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Unrestricted.
- Terms of access:
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Please credit California State Library.
Copyright has not been assigned to California State Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing. Permission for publication is given on behalf of California State Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], John Augustus Sutter, Jr., Papers, California State Library.
- Location of this collection:
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900 N Street, Room 200, P.O. Box 942837Sacramento, CA 94237-0001, US
- Contact:
- (916) 654-0176