1850 California gold rush letter
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Heading: (California Gold Rush)
Author: Snyder, Fred A.
Title: Letter from Fred A. Snyder to John Francis Snyder
Place Published: Castle Struck
Publisher:
Date Published: 1850
Description: Autograph letter on blue paper. 1 leaf, folded to 25x20 cm (10x8“). September 25, 1850.Single-page letter from Fred A. Snyder to his brother, John, who had followed him to California in the early Gold Rush, telling of his plans to move to San Francisco for the winter and advising him to either mine or find a place with the Major to spend the winter. This letter was written just two weeks after California became a state; Fred would go on to be a member of the California State Assembly and found two newspapers, The Mountain Democrat and The Miner‘s Advocate.
Author: Snyder, Fred A.
Title: Letter from Fred A. Snyder to John Francis Snyder
Place Published: Castle Struck
Publisher:
Date Published: 1850
Description: Autograph letter on blue paper. 1 leaf, folded to 25x20 cm (10x8“). September 25, 1850.Single-page letter from Fred A. Snyder to his brother, John, who had followed him to California in the early Gold Rush, telling of his plans to move to San Francisco for the winter and advising him to either mine or find a place with the Major to spend the winter. This letter was written just two weeks after California became a state; Fred would go on to be a member of the California State Assembly and found two newspapers, The Mountain Democrat and The Miner‘s Advocate.
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Mailing folds and wear; very good.
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1850 California gold rush letter
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