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Sutton & Co. letter, 1855.
MANUSCRIPTSMCII : Box 28 : Folder 17
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Title:

Sutton & Co. letter, 1855
Sutton & Co. letter

Creator/Contributor:

Sutton & Co. (New York, N.Y.), creator

Abstract:

Letter embossed with the logo of Sutton & Co. of 84 Wall Street, New York, agents for a dispatch line for San Francisco. The handwriting on the letter, dated June 16, 1855, is such that it is difficult to tell who it is written to or who wrote it, but it seems to deal with the price of shipping or possibly the cost of a new vessel.

Date:

1855 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
Shipping companies (Marine transportation)
Clipper ships -- United States

Note:

Enlarged scan of embossed logo included.
Sutton & Co. acted as agents for several clipper ships that sailed from New York to San Francisco during the 1850s.
Sutton & Co. letter.
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.

Physical Description:

print
Letter in file folder; 14 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.

Language:

English

Identifier:

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.