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Ave Maria Gold Quartz Mine Stock Certificate (Gold Rush Era)

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Ave Maria Gold Quartz Mine Stock Certificate (Gold Rush Era)
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This item SOLD at 2016 Dec 10 @ 10:23UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Incorporated in 1851. Issued in 1851. Signed by President Ryke and Secretary Robert Dude. Light blue paper with blue printing. 5 shares: numbers 22101 to 22105. Left edge is a wavy cut. Pinholes and bent lower right corner. 6.5" x 9.5" The Ave Maria's place is verified by a letter written from John Duncan to John Fremont on December 26, 1851. In the letter he clearly states that the Ave Maria is located on the Mariposa Estate and on the Ave Maria River. [Ref: The Expeditions of John Charles Fremont, Volume 3, edited by Spence]. Today the Ave Maria River is known as the Stockton Creek [Ref: Gudde]. There was a small town by that name at the confluence of the Ave Maria and Mariposa. (Prag Collection) State: California City: Mariposa District Date: FHWAC#: 34770