Senate Executive Doc. No. 4, Special Session, Called March 4, 1853. 405 pp. Whole volume offered, containing 8 documents in all. 22.5x14.5 cm. (9x5¾"), original sheep, leather spine labels.

Important report detailing the condition and treatment of Native Americans in California in the years immediately following the Gold Rush and the influx of tens of thousands of European Americans which shattered the culture of the indigenous population. The volume also includes a rare Nantucket Lighthouse Survey Report with 6 foldout maps and 4 plans.