California's first gold nugget found January, 1848 by James W. Marshall and Peter L. Wimmer at Sutter Mill, American River, as shown by within original documents : mss., 1848-1956.

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California's first gold nugget found January, 1848 by James W. Marshall and Peter L. Wimmer at Sutter Mill, American River, as shown by within original documents : mss., 1848-1956.

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A bound volume, in the form of a scrapbook, created to contain the first nugget of gold found in California in 1848 and documents pertaining to it. Documents include: affidavits of Elizabeth J. Wimmer (1885) and of Peter L. Wimmer (1848); bill of sale for the nugget by Elizabeth Wimmer to W.W. Allen (1848); letters and affidavit of W.W. Allen (1893-1894); correspondence of C.F. Gunther and family, which includes letter from Alphonse Sutter (1915) and from Native Sons of the Golden West (1914); correspondence of Walter C. Wyman, which includes letters from Mrs. H.F. Spencer and Nellie W. McKenzie (1924), grandnieces of Wimmer; copy of an excerpt from Everett D. Graff's letter to Dale Morgan (1956); newspaper clippings concerning Peter L. Wimmer and the nugget. Also includes reviews and exhibit notes. In the middle of the volume a sink-mat was created to house the nugget by cutting the centers out of several pages and gluing them together; transparent plastic sheets were adhered on both sides to form viewing windows for the nugget. Nugget has been removed and is on permanent display in The Bancroft Library.

Originals : 1 v., bound (39 p.) ; 34 x 26 cm.Copies : 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 808:4) and positive.

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Spencer, H. F., Mrs.

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Wyman, Walter Channing, 1850-1927,

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Marshall, James Wilson, 1810-1885

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California Pioneer. Arrived in California in 1845. He selected site for Sutter's Mill at Coloma in May, 1847, and served as superintendent. Marshall discovered gold at Coloma January 24, 1848. From the description of James Wilson Marshall collection, 1885-1888. (California State Library). WorldCat record id: 58744653 Discoverer of gold in California (1848). Marshall worked for Capt. John Sutter at time of discovery. Lost lands during subsequent Gold Rush and spent remainder ...

Gunther, Charles Frederick, 1837-1920

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C. F. Gunther, a native of Germany, was a wealthy Chicago confectioner and a collector of artifacts and manuscripts. From the description of Letter, January 12, 1912. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 62881469 Gunther, a native of Germany, was a wealthy Chicago confectioner and a collector of artifacts and manuscripts. From the description of Papers, 1886-1904. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 647976992 ...

Wimmer, Peter L.

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Sutter, Alphonse.

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Wimmer, Elizabeth Jane Cloud Baiz.

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Allen, William Wallace.

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McKenzie, Nellie W.

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