Lot
169 
(Trail Letter) Independence, Mo./Apr. 25. Green cds with matching "X" rate handstamp on 1850 folded cover to Illinois, letter talks of Temperance Lecture, Boat trip from St. Louis, Passengers drunk and fighting (one man lost three teeth), gamblers onboard, Cholera, asks that future letters be written to Sacramento City, also included are three folded covers from the same correspondence all with Sacramento City, Cal. postmarks, the 1st is with red cds & matching "40" rate datelined "Volcano Diggins, Apr. 20, '51", 2nd is 1851 letter with "10" rate, datelined "Placer County, Senator Bar, American River, Cal./Oct. 26, 1851", letter mentions being in the diggings and wanting to make "a little more ore", going to Hangtown (Placerville), mining, "he went in north Canon in the same old place that we worked last fall and he took out $1450 under that old log, so this is luck in the gold mines.", 3rd is 1852 folded cover with "10" rate, datelined "Sac. City/Nov. 28th, 1852", letter talks of weather, fire, The city is built up again after a fashion, tents and shantys of all kinds with some large fireproof brick houses, Very Fine, a nice group of covers. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $1,400