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Imperial Coal Company Stock with Mark Twain provenance [144353]

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Imperial Coal Company Stock with Mark Twain provenance [144353]
Imperial Coal Company Stock with Mark Twain provenance [144353]
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# 26 for 10 shares to OV Chauvel. Chauvel was the proprietor of the Chauvel House at 12 North 'C' Street. He kept a gymnasium upstairs where Mark Twain once was involved in a boxing match. His nose was bloodied and he took an assignment at Silver Mountain to avoid the shame of his defeat. Signed by H Huguet (proprietor of the Mariposa Mill) and president CL Ross (Washoe Stock and Exchange Board). Dateline Virginia 1864. Incorporated February 23, 1864. 25c Power of Att'y revenue stamp. Not cancelled. No vignette. "First issuance of stock at 50 - 100 par value." Pin holes and corner folds. Location: Ormsby County. Sullivan Camp, Sullivan District. Sullivan was where Pine Nut Canyon merges with Eldorado Canyon. [Ansari] Coal mining was done in this canyon as early as the early 1860's. Although TIngley does not mention coal in the eight minerals mined here.Date: 1864Country (if not USA): State: NevadaCity: Carson City, OrmsbyProvenance: Joe Elcano Nevada Mining Stock Collection
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Imperial Coal Company Stock with Mark Twain provenance [144353]

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