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ALS signed "B. F. Branham, Sheriff, by Eben C. Farley, Under-Sheriff," one page, 8 x 10, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office letterhead, July 13, 1885. Handwritten letter to Constable J. C. White, in part: "I will send you the description of Ah Quong alias Hip Sing. He is a native of China, age 26 or 27 height 5 ft 5 in or 5 ft 6 in, very white for a chinaman, the finger next to the little finger on the left hand is crooked in…There is a reward of $600 for him upon conviction. If your Chinaman answers the above description let me know and I will go and get him. Let me hear from you by return mail or express or telegraph." Includes an original 2.25 x 3.5 albumen mug shot photograph of "Ah Quong." In very good to fine condition, with scattered light foxing and toning, and clipped and rounded corners.
The Western Americana auction of Jochen Zeitz.
