Lot 827
(Monterey) 1848 (Feb. 9) Monterey Cal, Governor's Appointment of Alcalde of San Jose, blue Autograph Letter Signed reading "Know all men by these Present, That I, Richard B. Mason, Colonel 1st Regiment of Dragoons United States Army and Governor of California, by virtue of authority in me vested, do hereby appoint Dolores Pacheco 2nd Alcalde for and in the jurisdiction of the Pueblo de San Jose Upper California. Done at Monterey the Capital of California, this 9th day of February A.D. 1848 and the 72nd year of the Independence of the United States, R.B. Mason, Col. 1st Dragoons, Gov of California", red wax seal of Headquarters, First Dragoons, Very Fine.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $3,250