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John Augustus Sutter collection, 1839-1880.
Boxes 311-314
Collection Overview

Title:

John Augustus Sutter collection, 1839-1880

Creator/Contributor:

Sutter, John Augustus, 1803-1880, creator

Abstract:

Business correspondence, Sutter claim materials, miscellaneous papers. Much of the collection typescripts, photostats, and facsimiles.

Date:

1839 (issued)

Contents:

Box 359: Correspondence, appointments, lease. -- Boxes 311-314: Correspondence, Sutter claim material, misc.

Subject:

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Sutter, John Augustus -- 1803-1880 -- Correspondence
Pioneers -- California -- Correspondence
California -- History -- 1846-1850
Sacramento (Calif.) -- History

Note:

cat 02/06/1991
John Augustus Sutter, born Kandern, Germany, in February 1803, of Swiss parents. California pioneer, 1839. Established Sutter's Fort (Sacramento County) and Hock Farm (Sutter County). Agriculturist, military commander under Mexican governor, aided incoming pioneers. Moved to Lititz, Pennsylvania in 1868. Died in Washington, D.C. June 18,1880.
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.
Boxes 311-314

Physical Description:

5 ms. boxes.

Language:

English

Identifier:

Boxes 311-314

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.