Comprises: Two letters of John M. Duncan in Sacramento to his friend, "Bill", discussing shipping and ranching business. 1864. * Letter of W. Howard in Sacramento to his uncle, enclosing $450 payment for a loan and discussing his ranch. 1854. (Browned, slight loss, some tape repair.) * Letter from John Drummond to his daughters Louise & Fanny, mentioning "we are all upside down moving but are getting on nicely". 1858. * Letter from John La Baree of Forest Hill, Placer Co. to William K. Flint with a business proposal. With envelope, addressed to Flint in NY and then forwarded to him in San Francisco. 1887. * Annual Reports of the Quarter-Master and Adjutant General, 1856. 21 pp., disbound. With some fragments of other reports. * "A Letter from Sherman to Colonel Stevenson". Printed keepsake, 1960. (Light soiling.) Together, 8 items, plus a couple of reference items.