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Four early reports from Southern California...



Item # 691629

May 12, 1847

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 12, 1847  The front page features four letters each signed in type by: J. W. Kearny, concerning his work in Southern California. Two are datelined from San Diego & the other two from Los Angeles. The population of San Diego was less than 650 at the time.
Page 3 has: "The March To Mexico" "The Abandonment of Chihuahua" and "War News & War Speculations" as well as a report: "from the Sandwich Islands' being Hawaii.
Four pages, very nice condition.

Item from Catalog #355 (released for June, 2025)

Category: Pre-Civil War