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John Sutter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Captain John Sutter, an immigrant from Switzerland,was born on February 15 of 1803 in Kandern, Baden, a few miles from the Swiss border. As an apprentice to a firm of printers and booksellers, Sutter found the paper business was not for him.
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John Sutter was born on February 15 of 1803 in Kandern, Baden, a few miles from the Swiss border. As an apprentice to a firm of printers and booksellers, Sutter soon found the paper business was not for him. ... A Painting of John Sutter...
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1803: Johann Augustus Sutter is born in Kandern, Duchy of Baden, Switzerland. ... John A. Sutter; The Gold Rush dashed his dream of an agriculture-based empire. ... 1848: Gold is discovered by the sawmill and John Jr. arrives from Switzerland to help his father with failing finances.
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John Sutter was a merchant, farmer, rancher, and entrepreneur. John Sutter moved to California in 1839 ... Convincing the Mexican governor after long negotiations, John Sutter was granted 50,000 acres of land. John Sutter settled in a central valley east of San Francisco close to the Sacramento and American rivers...
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John Sutter was born on February 15 of 1803 in Kandern, Baden, a few miles from the Swiss border. Apprenticed to a firm of printers and booksellers, Sutter soon found the paper business was not for him.
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