Lot 13
San Francisco 40 Sep., partly clear c.d.s. on Sept. 1, 1850 illustrated letter sheet to Elizabethtown, N.Y. with beautiful engraved view of San Francisco originally drawn by Vermont artist, W.H. O'Grady, the letter describing in considerable detail aspects of the view including where it was taken, etc; cover with water stains not affecting the letterhead, Fine and rare pictorial letter sheet printed by R. & J. McLees.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Haas
In addition to describing the view, the letter details life in 1850 San Francisco, including saloons, women, gambling, the difficulty in finding work, etc.
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