San Francisco fires of May and June 1851

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San Francisco, Lander, 1851

Very good

2 pp letter on 4pp lettersheet. San Francisco postmark October 22, 1851. Writer describes devastating loses in the fires of may and June. Some mining content. In 1856 Lander is listed as a Real Estate Investor.

.........my misfortunes since you last saw me have been intolerable, almost more than I could bear. I lost by two fires of 4 May and 22 June, $15,000.00 worth of property. But your claim on me for $1450.00 is as secure as can be. I took the precaution to have them deposited in a fireproof vault, else they would have been all lost.