1850 – A letter from a state legislature to his father reporting on life in “Gold Rush” California to include the massive fire that destroyed most of San Francisco
Stockton , California: 1850. Envelope or Cover. This three- page stampless, folded letter, measuring 15.5” x 12.5” unfolded, was written on May 10th, 1850 by E. B. [Ebenezer Bower] Bateman, a state legislator, from “Stockton Upper California” to his father, Burgin, in Jacksonville, Illinois. It bears a manuscript “40” rate..... More