Description:
Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de (1794-1876) Document Signed, Mexico City, 23 February 1842. Single leaf of wove paper, partially printed, fulfilled by hand, with inscriptions on both sides, large applied paper seal and two blind-stamped seals. Promoting AgustÃn Vicente Zamorano (1798-1842),Mexican Governor of Alta California. Old folds, some stains, with seal, toning, 12 x 8 1/2 in.
Zamorano is most noted for being the first person to bring a printing press to California, a wood-frame Ramage press purchased in Boston.
Provenance: The Estate of David Spinney.
Estimate $900-1,100
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David Spinney, Vicente Zamorano, Antonio Lopez de, Mexico CityJohn Dorfman
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