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1873 antique GOLDEN EAGLE HOTEL sacramento ca LETTER political satire HACKETT
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Offered here is an original handwritten letter dated December 7, 1873, written on illustrated letterhead of the Golden Eagle Hotel, Corner of K and Seventh Streets, Sacramento, California, with D. E. Callahan listed as proprietor. The folded sheet measures approximately standard 19th-century letter size (roughly 8 x 10 inches when opened; see images for exact scale and condition), and features an ornate engraved hotel masthead.
The letter is addressed to Dr. Misa and signed at the conclusion:
“Poetically & Hermetically yours,
A. W. Hackett.”
Content is politically charged and references:
Arrival in “California’s Sunny Capital”
The Legislature of our Great & Glorious State
Members of the Senate & Assembly
Reception of those representing “California’s immensity”
A humorous reference to the “Disseminator of Woods Pickles & Preserves”
Mentions of church attendance and public procession
The tone blends satire and political commentary, suggesting Hackett may have been either a legislator, lobbyist, journalist, or political observer present during session. The combination of legislative references and Sacramento hotel letterhead places this firmly in the political atmosphere of 1870s California governance.
The Golden Eagle Hotel was one of Sacramento’s prominent 19th-century establishments, making this a desirable example of early California hospitality ephemera combined with political correspondence.
Condition: Fold lines from mailing, light age toning, minor edge wear, and typical ink flow variation. No major losses observed. Please examine photos carefully for condition specifics.
Dr. Misa —
“Falling on ‘Falling on’ (as the gallant haired Sunflower says) I have arrived at California’s Sunny Capital, tho’ the Sun does not welcome me this time with its usual brilliancy. Of being Sunday I suppose it has gone to church, as I had ought; but the rain (now the reigning element) is all that hails my arrival; but I now knowing that branch of the Heathen family will rule tomorrow.
The Legislature of our Great & Glorious State (from whose Golden Soil I have so long been banished) is now in session, & expecting the Governor & the Members of the Senate & Assembly will call on me this evening, I must be brief with my correspondence and go & prepare myself for the reception of those who represent California’s immensity —
It is but fitting that the Disseminator of Woods Pickles & Preserves should put on a clean shirt & new paper collar to receive those who establish our Codes of Laws & preserve our liberties. Should there not be a public procession in my honor tomorrow?
I may find time to write you again —
Till then — Farewell —
Pickles & Plum from no condition rise
Sell all you can where it takes the lies
Poetically & Hermetically yours,
A. W. Hackett
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
CONDITION: Small split on fold. See listing description and photos.
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