Two 1871 Letters from the Bay Area with Descriptions of Oakland.
Oakland and San Francisco, California: December–November 1871. One four-page letter measuring 5 x 8 inches; one five-page letter measuring 6 ¼ x 8 inches; one photograph measuring 4 ½ x 2 ¾ inches. With envelopes. Near fine. Item #List2932
Two letters, from Alice C. Lantelle in San Francisco and “Mamie” in Oakland, to their cousins Lizzie and Lottie Hubbard in Boston in late 1871 discussing school and family matters in the young state. The photograph shows several generations of family posing in front of a house. Mamie’s letter contains an interesting description of the origins of the name of Oakland’s Mount George:
“there is one hill with a winding road which goes up to the top, this is called mount George because there is an old hunter that lives up there whose name is George, and he dresses in skins of animals, he lives on quail and animals which he carries to market and sells; this mountain is covered with whortleberries in the summer season”.
Price: $600.00