Lot
898 
"Rough and Ready, Cal. Dec 25" (Nevada), manuscript postmark with matching "40" cent rating on blue folded miner letter datelined "Deer Creek Dec 22 1850" to Col. William A. Foster at Stafford Ct., some interesting content reading in part "…I have got so used to living in a log cabin & sleeping on the ground that I should hardly know how to act if I was in the States it is rather of a hard life but not hard to take if a fellow has good diggins but they are getting scarce in this part as the largest part of the Overland Emigration have settled in this vicinity and such another…", goes on to describe the settlers as intruders on one's claim and resulting problems, Very Fine and interesting miner's letter, ex-Haas. Estimate $500 - 750.
THE EARLIEST RECORDED ROUGH & READY USAGE.
Realized: $1,350