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Capt. A. Sutter New Helvetia Upper California Addressed Envelope Undated
California Gold Rush related item. No contents or postal markings so precise dating is difficult, minor edge nicks. -- Johann August Sutter (February 23, 1803 June 18, 1880) was a Swiss pioneer of California known for his association with the California Gold Rush by the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall and the mill making team at Sutters Mill, and for establishing Sutters Fort in the area that would eventually become Sacramento.
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$500
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