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Gold Rush ALS

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Gold Rush ALS
"WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED AFTER THE AUCTION ENDS BY THE AUCTIONEER ONCE ALL BIDS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED TO DETERMINE THE WINNER FOR EACH LOT."
Lengthy 18pp. letter by Samuel Upham, Gold Rush prospector and newspaper pioneer. Letter dated 6 May 1878 to a Lieut. F.K. Upham reads in small part, ''…January, 1849 I sailed for California, via Cape Horn, and arrived in the modern El Dorado…after a tedious passage of 201 days...I sold my interest in the Transcript for $10,000…I started in Philad the Sunday Mercury…'' 8pp. of letter devoted to his uncle Senator William Upham of Vermont. Includes F.K. Upham's 5pp. reply to this letter. Measures 7.75” x 9.75'' in very good condition.