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For sale is a single, long original 1873 handwritten legal document (one continuous folded sheet of lined paper) from the Probate Court of Butte County, California.
Details:
• Concerns the Estate of James Polk Wright (deceased)
• The sole heirs formally consent to the sale of all real estate belonging to the estate
• They authorize the administratrix to sell the property by private sale or public sale as she deems best
• Court hearing scheduled for the first day of October A.D. 1873
• Includes official notary acknowledgment executed in San Francisco, where Mary Boyant and Almira N. Enos (wife of Enos) personally appeared before a notary public to verify their signatures
• Beautiful period cursive handwriting
This is genuine 19th-century American legal ephemera from post-Gold Rush Northern California. A wonderful piece for collectors of California pioneer history, probate records, genealogy (Wright, Boyant/Enos families), or antique manuscripts.
Physical Description: One long sheet of lined paper, folded for mailing/storage. Approximately 3 panels when unfolded. Good condition for 150+ years old — normal folding creases and light wear (see photos). No major damage.
