Sutter left Hock Farm and California completely five months after the fire and went to Washington DC to petition congress for redress, where he died in a Pennsylvania hotel room in 1880 never seeing the justice he fought for.
After leaving Hock Farm and California due to the fire, Sutter relocated to Washington DC five months later to lobby Congress for compensation. He ultimately passed away in a Pennsylvania hotel room in 1880, never realizing his quest for redress.