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Sutter land claim plight and pioneer history in California
A Californian newspaper column recalls General Sutter’s decline as land claims delay tears his fate. It traces his 1848 fortune, his generosity to settlers and Indians, and the swift betrayal by agents and family, ending with poverty and ruin. Also notes on 1849 St Helena census, Arnold family history, Mormon women’s plight, and Sevastopol duty assignments.
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Sutter
Commission
California
Colonel Sutter
Atin
Ophir
Tlock
Lear
Arnold
James Robertson Arnold
London
Benedict Arnold
Margaret
Justice Shippen
Pennsylvania
Corps of Royal Engineers
Virginia
Bartlett Goodrich
Hanover
William TV
M Shippen
Philadelphia
Janes Robertson
Edward
George
Sophia
Benedict
Richard
Henry
West Indies
King's Service
American Legion
St. John's
Lower Cove
Mme
Troy
New York
Hannah
Canada
England
St. John’s
James Robertson
America
West Point
United States
Queen Victoria
Engineer Corps
Royal Hanoverian Guelphigder
Exlwaril
Dragoons
Montague
Upper Canada
Hoston Atlas
Cosortian
Mornox
Col. Steptoe
Salt Lake City
Providence Journal
The
Twelve Apostles
Parry P. Pratt
Washington
Richard Delafield
Alfred Mordecai
Ordnance
Geo. B. McClelland
Cavalry
Sevastopol
N. Y