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California State Telegraph Company from William Lent to HH Day (102253)

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California State Telegraph Company from William Lent to HH Day  (102253)
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Territorial. Includes a California State Telegraph envelope address to Day. Telegram is dated July 6, 1864. "Send no more bars to Theall, loss too much." Theall was an assayer in Virginia City--they are not happy with his assaying? Day was the superintendent of the Mexican Mine. He would also be connected to the Ophir Mine and Mill. Lent is a forgotten, but extremely important investor on the Comstock. Many (perhaps most) important mines at one time or another received financial support from him.

Date: 1864
Country if not USA:
State: Nevada
City: Virginia City
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