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Letter to Surveyor General John Coffee Hays from San Francisco Treasury Comptroller, 1854

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Letter to Surveyor General John Coffee Hays from San Francisco Treasury Comptroller, 1854

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7.75" x 10.25". Onion skin paper dated October, 1854. Letter to John Coffee Hays as Surveyor General of California explaining an error in accounting. One page of a two page letter. **Good condition. Some wear to corners and edges with a minor hole in top right hand corner.** $100-$300

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Letter to Surveyor General John Coffee Hays from San Francisco Treasury Comptroller, 1854

Name: Letter to Surveyor General John Coffee Hays from San Francisco Treasury Comptroller, 1854
SKU: 148306762
Price: 50 USD
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