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Wells Fargo 2nd Exchange, Iowa Hill, Gold Rush Era 1855 [155337]

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Adams & Co. Express & Banking Office Exchange, Placerville, Gold Rush Era [155382]: Very rare. Second of Exchange. Handwritten Placerville above preprinted San Francisco dateline. No. 1221, issued to Nancy Verplast on June 12, 1854. Signed Adams & Co. Also endorsed by the agent (ille

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Adams & Co. Express & Banking Office Exchange, Marysville, Gold Rush Era [155372]: Second of Exchange. Handwritten Marysville dateline over printed San Francisco. No. 7502, issued for $100 to Ruth Bair on March 29th, 1854. Signed Adams & Co. Allegorical vignette on the left and bott

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Adams & Co. Express & Banking Office Exchanges, Coloma, Gold Rush Era [155367]: Lot of 2. Rare and important El Dorado County Gold Rush location. It was the site of the gold discovery at Sutter's Mill in January 1848 by James Marshall that launched the Gold Rush. 1) Second of Exc

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Lovely Collection Of Gold Rush Era California Covers: Lovely Collection Of Gold Rush Era California Covers. One album containing 33 stampless and 14 covers with adhesives, all but 7 are neatly mounted on well annotated home-made album pages, each with ex

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(CALIFORNIA.) Philipp Zimmermann. Diary of the chief engineer of a Gold Rush-era San: (CALIFORNIA.) Philipp Zimmermann. Diary of the chief engineer of a Gold Rush-era San Francisco-Panama steamship, with other papers. [76] manuscript diary pages. 4to, original ¼ calf, worn, front

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California Indian Wars Bond Signed by Gov. John Bigler and James W. Denver [155412]: Spectacular California Gold Rush-era document. $500 Bond of the State of California for War Indebtedness incurred in "Expeditions against the Indians." Approved May 3rd, 1852. No. 420, issued July 15t

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[CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH] Eli Whitney autograph letter signed, Oct. 1848: Super content addressed to an H.S. Hewit Esq. Bridgeport Ct. "Sir. Yours of the 2nd inst is arrived. I am still making Rifles for U.S. New Model percussion lock +c. I can sell you any number you want.

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Rare Gold Rush banknotes 1850: Heading: (California - Sacramento) Author: Title: Three banking exchange notes dated Sacramento City, July 12, 1850, each for $1,000 Place Published: Sacramento, Cal. Publisher:Hurley McKnight & Co.

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Firks' view of gold rush San Francisco: Heading: -1849 Author: Firks, Henry Title: San-Francisco 1849. Drawn on the spot by Henry Firks, for W.H. Jones, esq. of San-Francisco, U.C. Place Published: San Francisco Publisher:W.H. Jones Da

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(WEST.) Act of Incorporation of Wells, Fargo & Company: (WEST.) Act of Incorporation of Wells, Fargo & Company (wrapper title). 8 pages. 8vo, original gilt cloth wrappers, heavy vertical fold with tape reinforcement inside front and rear wrappers, contempo

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1863 Portland Directory with Wells Fargo Advertisement: The Portland Directory for 1863 published by S.J. McCormick. Pages 6-16 contain a historical sketch of Portland. City directory starts on page 17 and contains an alphabetical list of residents, their

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Gold Rush Letter with High Sea News [151907]: True 49er letter. 3.5 pages. 2.5 pages about the voyage over. Stampless cover with San Francisco, Oct. 1 stamp. Handwritten 40 for postage. The letter says that the ship has not moved in the last 36 h

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1859 Gold Rush Letter from Nevada [City] Area [151905]: Letter dated September 25, 1850, Nevada City. Nevada crossed out and Sacramento written in. Most likely letter was taken to Sacramento City as that was a common mailing location at this time. He ackno

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Edward Dunbar's Gold Rush Account: Heading: Author: Dunbar, Edward E. Title: The Romance of the Age; or, the Discovery of Gold in California Place Published: New York Publisher:D. Appleton & Company Date Published: 1867

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California Indian Wars Bond, Signed by Gov. J. Neely Johnson, Issued to Wells Fargo [155411]: "Bond of the State of California for War Indebtedness in Conformity with An Act Authorizing the Treasurer of State to Issue Bonds for the payment of expenses incurred in the suppression of Indian Host

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1854 HUGE MAP 1ed California Gold Rush Baldwin Complete: 1854 HUGE MAP 1ed California Gold Rush Baldwin Complete Gazetteer Americana Thomas Baldwin’s ‘Complete Gazetteer’ is a mid-19th-century book describing a comprehensive history of the United Stat

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Wells Fargo 2nd Exchange, Iowa Hill, Gold Rush Era 1855 [155337]

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Extremely rare Gold Rush location. Dateline Iowa Hill, Cal., Dec. 2nd, 1855. No. 41.302, issued to TB Hotchkiss at the office of the American Express Co., Peoria, for $50. Signed and transferred on the back by Hotchkiss as agent for Iowa Hill. 4.25 x 8.75" Black print on light blue paper. Folds, creases, toning, and two punch holes. Iowa Hill is located in Placer County, California, 6.5 miles northwest of Foresthill, 9 miles east of Colfax and 58 miles northeast of Sacramento. Gold was discovered there in 1851-52 by miners from Iowa. The town was producing about one hundred thousand dollars per week in gold in 1867. There were massive fires there in 1857 and 1920. Beginning in 1853, Charles T. Blake was the Wells Fargo agent for Iowa Hill (and Michigan Bluff and Yankee Jim's). By 1855, Hotchkiss is listed as the representative. Iowa Hill California

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Wells Fargo 2nd Exchange, Iowa Hill, Gold Rush Era 1855 [155337]

Name: Wells Fargo 2nd Exchange, Iowa Hill, Gold Rush Era 1855 [155337]
SKU: 174415148
Price: 500 USD
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