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Exhibit 16.1

 
Perry-Smith LLP
 
400 Capitol Mall | Suite 1200
 
Sacramento, CA 95814
 
www.perry-smith.com
 
916.441.1000

November 1, 2011

Office of the Chief Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N. E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Ladies and Gentlemen:

    We have read the comments made regarding us in Item 4.01 of Form 8-K of American River Bankshares and Subsidiaries dated November 1, 2011 and filed November 4, 2011, and are in agreement with those statements.

 
Very truly yours,
   
 

cc:
Mr. William Robotham
 
Audit Committee Chair
 
American River Bankshares and Subsidiaries

Sacramento | San Francisco

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