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From: Alexandra Robbin <>
Subject: [CABUTTE] Johann Sutter's diary
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 15:14:09 -0500

Available free until July 31. Sutter's writings cover far more than
described below.

http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4054.htm

Owner of perhaps the most famous historical location in California,
Johann Sutter died in bitter poverty despite the discovery of gold at his
mill in 1848. This database is a narrative written in 1856 by Sutter
detailing his life since coming to the West Coast in 1838. Researchers
will find an account of his journey west from Missouri, settling on the
American river, and the discovery of gold near his home. He also provides
commentary on the American military occupation in 1847, and the impact of
the prospectors on the Sacramento Valley. For those attempting to better
understand the life of this important California personality, this
database can be extremely illuminating.

Source Information:Library of Congress. California As I Saw It:
First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years. Vol. 85. [database
on-line] Washington: Library of Congress, 1999. Sutter, John Augustus.
The Diary of Johann August Sutter. San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1932.

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