ALS, 1850 January 28 : San Jose, to Judge O.C. Pratt.

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ALS, 1850 January 28 : San Jose, to Judge O.C. Pratt.

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First governor of California, Burnett writes from the state's first capitol, sending papers concerning Johnson's claim on Gen. McCarver and he mentions his Sacramento lots. He urges Judge Pratt to come to California." ... This is the great theatre of business; and what right have you to be in Oregon? If a farmer can make a bare living in that country, he can grow rich here ..."

1 p. ; 31.5 x 19.5 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Pratt, O. C.

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Burnett, Peter H. (Peter Hardeman), 1807-1895

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Burnett was Governor when California was admitted into the U.S. in 1850. From the description of ALS, 1851 January 3 : San Jose, to Thomas Fox Taylor. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 16951352 Peter Hardeman Burnett, the first American Governor of the state of California, was born in Tennessee in 1807. He was admitted to the bar in 1839. In 1843, he and his family moved to Oregon where he helped form the territorial government. In 1848, Burnett moved t...