A reward notice from Los Angeles for an East Los Angeles [Lincoln Heights] theft

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

A reward notice from Los Angeles for an East Los Angeles [Lincoln Heights] theft

Entry/Object ID

2013.275.1.1

Description

A reward notice from Los Angeles for an East Los Angeles [Lincoln Heights] theft, 11 June 1888. The handwritten notice on a printed postal card described a stolen buggy and harness taken three days prior and advertising a reward of $50 for their return and the arrest and conviction of the thief. A name and address is given at the bottom and the card was addressed to the San Diego County sheriff Edward Bushyhead. As trimmed, with glue stains and other soiling, the condition is fair overall.

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Search Terms

United States. Department of the Interior. Commission for Settling Land Claims in California, United States. Treasury Department, United States. Congress. House of Representatives

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Postal Cards