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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
John Bidwell petition to John Augustus Sutter
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Manuscripts
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
In this letter, Bidwell is thanking Sutter for everything he has done for him since his arrival in California.
mssHM 68195
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Mr. Bidwell sends Mr. Townsend the map of the San Joaquin that was promised, and gives advice and offers assistance on procuring a land grant within that area.
mssHM 35190
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Bidwell advises Townsend on how to acquire land once he becomes a citizen. Also includes hand-drawn map of area near Sacramento, CA, bordered by the American, Cosmunes, and Sacramento Rivers, and includes Nueva Helvecia and Rufus, Sheldon, and Leidesdorff Ranchos.
mssHM 31549
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Sutter asks for Vaca's help in determining land value in California. In Spanish.
mssHM 43208
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Sutter is glad to hear news of Kern's brother, and is surprised he did not return to "our golden Country, knowing her as well as he did." Sutter has heard of "the Disastre" Kern experienced in the Mountains while in the company of John C. Frémont. Sutter writes that the improvements he has made to his Hock Farm cost him over $100,000. The rest of the letter concerns details of Sutter's family.
mssHM 20647
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A map of the route travelled from Cairo, Illinois, to reach Missouri in 1839 and California in 1841. The map is plotted on a printed map of the Western Territories in the 1840s; also with an autograph explanatory note by John Bidwell.
mssHM 984