| Show HISTORIC PAPERS OF WEST ARE SOLD DOCUMENTS OF EARLY hl HISTORY STO RY OF california GO AT AUCTION SALE thirty nis alft volumes of historic data are arc sold in now york to tho the highest bidder dates back to 1846 bew ew york documents hearing bearing on the events of 47 which had bad their sequel in fit california coming under the american flag wore were sold here tuesday at auction the callec tion containing original pa pers pen of old fort butter and records written at sonoma yorba yerba buena monterey and elsewhere had been lost loat for more thau fifty years ond and were sold bold for or the mecdet of the hiding place was wa not revealed and nothing was waa said as the way they wore were discovered when last lait heard from they were a part of vie the impedimenta of john 0 Fro montt monts disastrous campaign in now new in 1848 among the papers paper contal contained nod in the thirty nine volumes volume sold was the original proclamation by commodore Commodo john D sloat of the annexation of Call california forn by the united states St atea written inboard via tho savannah his flagship and dated july 7 1840 other off official iclal letters and reports were the appeal for freedom by the calf tIves of the sonoma written by salvador calleo and addressed to edward 31 korn kern then in command of fort sutter Tho irias ilias Il hardys ardys original bill for the transportation of tile the captives from sonoma to the fort the defiance issued by jose josa castro mexican commander in chief of the department of california denouncing commander maut or fremont and his men as a band of robbers and vie the original of reveres Ro verea call all americans americana to arms anna letter |
