ALS, one page, 8 x 10, December 24, 1848. Handwritten letter to General Persifor Frazer Smith, one of the last military governors of California. In full: "It affords me pleasure to introduce to you the bearer hereof, Caleb Lyon Esquire of Lyonsdale, New York. Mr. Lyon is one accomplished scholar & gentleman & intends to visit California to gratify his taste & curiosity. I have enjoyed the pleasure of his acquaintance for some years: & can cheerfully command him to your kindness." In very good to fine condition, with a split to the end of the central horizontal fold, and faint staining to the upper and lower blank areas.
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