Gold Rush Auction

Auction Details

Welcome to our Gold Rush sale of 2018!!

The sale features the Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection
and a number of other prominent collections.

Mr. Adams has been collecting for over 40 years, and along the way assembled perhaps the best collection in private hands, making this sale a “Once in a Lifetime Event.” His specialty is an area few Americans ever knew about- the Georgia - North Carolina gold rush, c1799-1840’s, literally decades before the California Gold Rush. Just think about some of the great pieces in this collection:

*The first Gold Company stock certificate (1807)

*1830 Letter from Georgia Bank to US Mint asking what to do with the gold coming in

*Gold Lottery Tickets for Georgia land

*Gold Lot Deeds with Medals rarely seen by collectors

*Pigeon Roost Mining Co. scrip collection (1835-1838), possibly the finest assembled

*Belfast Mining Co. scrip collection (1830’s), finest assembled

*Dahlonega, Charlotte, San Francisco, Carson City, Denver, New Orleans, Philadelphia Mint gold bullion receipts

*Gold Rush era private assayer bullion receipts from California, Nevada, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Arizona

*1840’s, 1850’s and 1860’s mining company stock certificates from both the east (Appalachian gold belt) and the West (California, Nevada, Colorado) – the best offering to date.

*Over two dozen different Nevada territorial stock certificates.

These tidbits are part of this unique sale, which makes it the best offering of its kind in history.

The Gold Rush sale is nothing short of phenomenal.

The Gold Rush Setting

Here is the setting under which the gold discoveries in Georgia and North Carolina were made:

…Imagine a world before the civil war, before the gold rush, right after the United States was formed. We had just created our first coinage in the early to mid 1790’s. As a country, we had just 16 states by 1800, which crept up to 24 states by 1821 and remained there for 15 years! Development of the areas south and west of and in the original 13 states was slow. It was called the “western frontier”. The “America” then consisted of Native Americans and expats from western Europe looking for a better life. Most were farmers or merchants. The “scientists” of the western world remained in western Europe. Mankind dint know much about geology- indeed, the first geologic map was printed in Europe in 1799, and it would take another 25-30 years before we had anything similar in America. The science of ore deposits was not well understood, and was only just recently out from under the mystique of Alchemy.

Enter the discovery of a gold nugget in North Carolina in 1799. It took fully 29 years before substantive gold discoveries were made in Georgia and North Carolina. Here is the amazing part- these discoveries were made from good-old American ingenuity. Not one single miner had an education in mining in Europe. As far as is known, not a single man in the Georgia, North Carolina gold rush had been a miner. These men developed the ability to look for gold and mining systems on their own in the American wilderness, a marvelous feat of accomplishment – a true iconic part of American ingenuity at its best.

More on the Auction

To add to this remarkable collection are hundreds of mining artifacts, including many collected from Georgia mines, as well as a fantastic Numismatic library inclusive of many rarities.

*Other collections featured include the collection of Robert Bennett, a well known mining geologist who spent a good part of his career working the Goldfield district. During his 45-plus year career, he collected high grade ore specimens from many major mines he was lucky enough to work on, and these are dutifully included in this sale, as are gold and fabulous turquoise specimens from longtime collector Jerry Gray of Carson City.

*Our friend Vern Potter, a national ephemera dealer known to all, retired from the business and gave us his massive collection, some of which is here, including gold rush era exchanges, important maps, and special documents you haven’t seen in decades (more in coming sales!). Added to this are pieces from the Ken Prag Collection, which keeps on coming with great rarities!

*Gold rush era coins, such as a complete Hart gold token set, -all graded and holdered; a number of Carson City coins; a fabulous 999 fine golden egg custom made for an Arizona collector in 1982; gold rush era soda bottles in hues of cobalt blue, teal, green from San Francisco, Sacramento and Savannah; Nevada mining camp bottles; Pawnee Bill full color posters – an integral part of Western history all supplement an otherwise terrific sale; and choice western mining photographs.

*Rare books with a mining theme are also present, from several collections, including the Robert Fulton collection (former head of Univ. Nevada, reno in the 1920’s). A key piece from one of the collections is an inscribed Sutro Tunnel book to Melville Atwood from the “Father of Arizona” Charles D. Poston.

*The mining stock certificate collections offered here are among the best ever offered by us. They include four major collections. including the Laguna Collection of rare Arizona stocks, part of a major Bodie collection, antique firearms, and rare Tahoe gaming chips.

*Western revenue checks with a focus on the Comstock Lode

Auction Schedule

Day One (Lots 1000-1755)
Numismatics (1000-1577)
U.S. Mint (1000-1068)
Coins & Coins Collectibles (1069-1208)
Ingots (1209-1215)
Currency, Scrip, & Currency Collectibles (1216-1357)
Checks & Exchanges (1358-1424)
Tokens (1425-1489)
Medals (1490-1553)
Scales (1554-1581)

Wells Fargo & Other Express (1582-1693)
Adams & Co. (1582-1606)
Wells Fargo (1607-1676)
Other Express (1677-1693)

World’s Fair & Expositions (1694-1707)

Gaming (1708-1728)

Jewelry & Watches (1729-1755)


Day Two (Lots 1756-1770) & (Lots 2000-2731)
Gold Nuggets & Specimens (1756-1770)
Minerals (2000-2149)
Mining Part I (2150-2731)
Assay (2150-2278)
Explosives (2279-2291)
Mining Lighting (2292-2298)
Mining Artifacts & Tools (2299-2231)
Mining Art (2232-2354)
Geographic (Alabama-California) (2355-2731)

Day Three (Lots 3000-3727)
Mining Part II
Geographic (Colorado-Foreign) (3000-3691)
Books (3692-3727)

Day Four (Lots 4000-4717)
Bottles (4000-4094)
Railroadiana (4095-4222)
Passes (4095-4176)
Ephemera (4177-4222)
Civil War (4223-4259)
Pawnee Bill Broadsides (4260 & 4261)
Firearms & Weaponry (4262-4315)
General Americana feat. California & Georgia Gold Rush Ephemera
Geographic Sort (4316-4637)
Miscellaneous incl. Art, General Store, Maps, & Books (4638-4717)





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Convention in Boston Opposed to the Annexation of Texas on Anti-Slavery Objections4565 - Convention in Boston Opposed to the Annexation of Texas on Anti-Slavery Objections
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an anti-slavery document! Original 18 page document from Eastburn's Press, Boston. This is the official publication of a convention on ...
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Four Page Letter about the Changes after the Civil War (Slavery)4566 - Four Page Letter about the Changes after the Civil War (Slavery)
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Dated Laurel Brook, April 4, 1866. (This is almost one year to the date of General Robert E Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House.) Things a...
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Sale of a Twelve Year Old Negro Boy (Slave Sale)4567 - Sale of a Twelve Year Old Negro Boy (Slave Sale)
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On February 9, 1845 H Hull sold to John H Newton a boy about twelve year sold for $400.00. (Potter Collection) Date: 1845 Location: HWAC# 5606
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Original Ledger Book from Westfield Massachusets4568 - Original Ledger Book from Westfield Massachusets
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Original ledger book from Westfield Massachusetts, 1873 to 1874, used for the business of A. J. Warren. This book contains hundreds of original bill h
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Lewis Publishing Company Stock Certificate with Unusual Vignettes4569 - Lewis Publishing Company Stock Certificate with Unusual Vignettes
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Number 1885 for 5 shares to Thomas Essex in 1902. Signed by WE Miller and E(dward) G(ardner) Lewis president. Three vignettes. Middle shows the octago
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Articles of Association of the Coulson Land Association4570 - Articles of Association of the Coulson Land Association
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The Colson Land Association was formed to market a large land parcel at or near Billings, Montana. It involved land held by the Northern Pacific Railr
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Large Butte, MT Building Photo4571 - Large Butte, MT Building Photo
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Photo of 2 Butte, MT storefronts with men and children posing. Possibly a liquor or drug store. Photo 9.25" x 7.25". Mat 11" x 10&quo...
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Wickes: Mining Ghost Town American Yeomen Records4572 - Wickes: Mining Ghost Town American Yeomen Records
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Brotherhood of American Yeomen Homestead No. 777 dues book records for some of the people in the silver mining ghost town of Wickes Montana. About 25
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Aurora, Nevada 1865 Receipt4573 - Aurora, Nevada 1865 Receipt
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Dateline Aurora, Dec. 1st, 1865. Addressed to Wm. P. Barrett, “Please pay J. McMillan & Co. all money you may have in your hands belonging to ...
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1867 Deed for the Exchange Stable in Aurora, Nevada w/ 50 cent Nevada Revenue Stamp4574 - 1867 Deed for the Exchange Stable in Aurora, Nevada w/ 50 cent Nevada Revenue Stamp
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Very rare document for this town which was once situated in both California and Nevada (near Bodie). A three-page document made on the 15th of January
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Compiled Laws of Nevada, 1873, "Office of District Attorney, Property of Nevada"4575 - Compiled Laws of Nevada, 1873, "Office of District Attorney, Property of Nevada"
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This is a professionally rebound copy of the first volume on Nevada laws. The front cover states "Co. Assessor / Office of District Attorney / ...
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Framed Esmeralda Herald Newspaper4576 - Framed Esmeralda Herald Newspaper
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Volumes 4, Number 8. May 31, 1879. Datelined Aurora, Esmeralda County, Nevada. Framed newspaper approximately 18 x 30". Excellent conditio. Fro...
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Colorful Austin Billhead of Reese River Reveille4577 - Colorful Austin Billhead of Reese River Reveille
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Green, yellow, blue and red on white. Manhattan Mining Company has been crossed out and American Mining Company has been handwritten. Receipt for mone
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Candelaria, Nevada Correspondence4578 - Candelaria, Nevada Correspondence
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Candelaria, Nevada. Correspondence, billheads, time-rolls, etc. of the Carson & Colorado Railroad at Candelaria, NV, 1882-1896. Five items. Th...
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Truckee River Pollution Incident, 19084579 - Truckee River Pollution Incident, 1908
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Long letter adressing pollution at Floriston caused by the lumber mill there that killed fish, caused serious environmental damage, and was the subjec
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Goldfield Brewing Company Stock Certificate, Number 34580 - Goldfield Brewing Company Stock Certificate, Number 3
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Extremely rare! Goldfield was known for mining. But with miners came gambling, women, and alcohol. This stock certificate is to the later. It is numbe
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Mason Player Piano with 300 Music Rolls (Honky-Tonk Bar/Saloon)4581 - Mason Player Piano with 300 Music Rolls (Honky-Tonk Bar/Saloon)
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Mason Player Piano, beautifully refinished with light color finish. Comes with a stool and 300 music rolls!! The Mason upright was a standard player p
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Original Hanging Dinner Bell Found in Pine Grove, Nevada4582 - Original Hanging Dinner Bell Found in Pine Grove, Nevada
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Made from drill steel in the old-style, this classic Western mining camp dinner bell is the quintessential Nevada mining artifact. 18 inch triangle. L
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Reno, Nevada Billhead Collection4583 - Reno, Nevada Billhead Collection
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Lot of 28. Includes: 1899 letterhead for S. Jacobs Gent's Furnishing Goods with message to Tuscarora regarding property taxes; 1898 for C. Novac...
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Ayer Ranch Ephemera4584 - Ayer Ranch Ephemera
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A group of antiques from the Jerome Ayer ranch in Reno, which was located on Alameda, now North Wells. This group of antiques appears to date from the
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Reno City Directory, 19154585 - Reno City Directory, 1915
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Nevada Directory Publishing Company. Directory of Reno and Sparks. With a Business Directory of Carson, Gardnerville, Minden, Virginia City and Fall
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Washoe County Directory, 19324586 - Washoe County Directory, 1932
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Skaggs, Owen M. Washoe County A to Z Directory and Guide Book, 1932-1932. Reno, Nevada: A to Z Directory Publishers, 1932. 88 pp. 8vo. Softbound.
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Virginia City & Gold Hill, Nevada Firefighting Ephemera (Comstock)4587 - Virginia City & Gold Hill, Nevada Firefighting Ephemera (Comstock)
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Lot of 3. 1) Fantastic group of 4 documents glued together that detail the transport of 2 box hose cart from Reno to the Yellow Jacket Engine Co. in G
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Large Correspondence Collection of Jack Greenbaugh4588 - Large Correspondence Collection of Jack Greenbaugh
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Much of this centers around his years as the manager of the Joseph Fredericks Comstock Garage, Joseph Fredericks Paint and Hardware Store, his associa
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Reprint of Virginia City, Nevada Panorama by GT Brown, 18614589 - Reprint of Virginia City, Nevada Panorama by GT Brown, 1861
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Circa 1990 reprint in black-and-white. About 18 x 24", this classic Birdseye view, the original of which was about 3.5 x 5', has about 30 o...
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Territorial Enterprise Insurance Policy4590 - Territorial Enterprise Insurance Policy
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Territorial Enterprise, Virginia City, NV. Hartford $1,000 fire insurance policy, Dec 14, 1896, on the office furniture, type cases, stands, imprinti
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Two Interesting Comstock Letters incl. a Letter of Introduction for a Mexican Delegation Mine Visit4591 - Two Interesting Comstock Letters incl. a Letter of Introduction for a Mexican Delegation Mine Visit
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1) Letter addressed to George Senf, agent for the Western Union Telegraph Company in Virginia City. From San Francisco. Please see to a "party ...
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Map of Humboldt River Valley to the Mud Lakes, 18554592 - Map of Humboldt River Valley to the Mud Lakes, 1855
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Interesting map showing Pyramid Lake, Walker Lake, Humboldt River, Hastings Road. After the start of the gold rush survey was made to look for best ra
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Map of Public Surveys in Nevada Territory, 18624593 - Map of Public Surveys in Nevada Territory, 1862
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Map shows Franktown, Washoe City, Virginia City, Gold Hill, Genoa. This is the first map that shows the boundary between the 2 towns of Bodie &...
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Pre-1909 Nevada Map4594 - Pre-1909 Nevada Map
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Dated by the absence of Clark County. Probably turn of the Century. Basalt is listed. Had a post office in 1906. Canon City is listed. Lost its post o
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Antique Buttons from Nevada Mining Camps4595 - Antique Buttons from Nevada Mining Camps
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This lot consists of several antique buttons discovered at various Nevada mining sites. Buttons are made from various materials and are in a variety o
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Eleven Ribbons and Papers Relating to Senator Key Pittman4596 - Eleven Ribbons and Papers Relating to Senator Key Pittman
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Political ribbons and paperwork. Four pieces of paper. Three are for Key Pittman (United States Senator from Nevada) for hunting and fishing licenses
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1857 New York Port Warden's Receipts4597 - 1857 New York Port Warden's Receipts
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Two receipts. One for August 19, 1857 and one for August 21, 1857. One for $1.00 for certificate of rice paper and one for $2,00 for survey of flour o
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Steamer Oregon Lettersheet Cover4598 - Steamer Oregon Lettersheet Cover
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This letter sheet is addressed to Edward D Sohier of Boston. It is sent from Whitward(?). Oval stamp "STEAMER / 5 / OREGON" with a straigh...
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Cerro Gordo Manuscript Cancel and Letter4599 - Cerro Gordo Manuscript Cancel and Letter
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Letter is proclaiming the great joy of Cerrogordo at the election of two Democratic senators. Also, please appoint Samuel Strickland as Justice
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Manuscript 'GOLD REGION' North Carolina Postmark4600 - Manuscript 'GOLD REGION' North Carolina Postmark
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Gold Region received a post office in 1844 and it continued until 1866 when the name was changed to Carters Mills. Manuscript. Manuscript paid '...
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Wooden keg from the G. Bauer Co., North Carolina4601 - Wooden keg from the G. Bauer Co., North Carolina
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14 inch diameter at the top, 16 inch diameter at center, 18 inches tall. Wood stave constructed oak barrel with four concentric iron rings. Head of th
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1837 Hard Times Handbill4602 - 1837 Hard Times Handbill
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A handbill from broker Geo. D. Lounsbury of Circleville, Ohio that he is buying "Bank Notes on most all of the old Southern Banks...at their de...
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1838 Whig Letter4603 - 1838 Whig Letter
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This letter is written to the Honorable John H James. Nine citizens of Knox County are petitioning Mr. James to ignore a letter sent by Mr. Brown. The
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First National Bank, Zanesville, Ohio Bowls (2)4604 - First National Bank, Zanesville, Ohio Bowls (2)
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2 6" brown bank centennial bowls in original pictorial boxes. Zanesville, OH is famous for its pottery. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collec...
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Statutes of Oklahoma 18934605 - Statutes of Oklahoma 1893
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This is an over 1300-page volume containing the statutes and laws of the Oklahoma Indian Territory in the year 1893. Very worn and missing its spine,
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Larrabee & Edmonds Attorneys writing to Milwaukee about an Estate (Death on a Steamer)4606 - Larrabee & Edmonds Attorneys writing to Milwaukee about an Estate (Death on a Steamer)
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Two letters on Larrabee & Edmonds, Attorneys, Portland, Oregon. The first is dated April 18, 1867 on steamship Henry Chauncey near Aspinwall (dr...
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History of the Pacific States by Bancroft (2)4607 - History of the Pacific States by Bancroft (2)
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History of the Pacific States, 24 Oregon Vol. 1 1834-48 789pp, 1886. Vol. XXV Oregon Vol II 1848-1888, 808pp, 1888. Rebound. Contains early history o
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Map of  the Surveyed Portions of Oregon Territory, 18524608 - Map of the Surveyed Portions of Oregon Territory, 1852
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This map was made during the gold rush period, it was signed by Surveyor General B. Preston. Litho By Al Hoen & Co. This shows Marysville & ...
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John Thorp 1855 United States Citizenship Papers4609 - John Thorp 1855 United States Citizenship Papers
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Oath of allegiance sworn before prothonotary James Gibson. Thorp's signature is large and bold as if to show how proud he was. 8.5 x 14". R...
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Philadelphia & Lancaster Turnpike Road Stock Certificate, 17954610 - Philadelphia & Lancaster Turnpike Road Stock Certificate, 1795
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This is an incredible stock with large historical significance. No. 117. Issued March 16th, 1795 for one share to Joseph Burd of the County of Dauphin
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1829 Pennsylvania Will (Possible Newbold Estate)4611 - 1829 Pennsylvania Will (Possible Newbold Estate)
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Four page legal document dated December 1829. Last will and testament of Benjamin Hartley of Washington County Pennsylvania. Three pages. Possibly fro
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1851 Pennsylvania Legal Document, Matthias Aspden4612 - 1851 Pennsylvania Legal Document, Matthias Aspden
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Large legal document, Doan and family and Matthias Aspden of Philadelphia, September 1851. Aspden was from a very wealthy Philadelphia family from a s
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1841 Texas Naval Appropriation.4613 - 1841 Texas Naval Appropriation.
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City of Austin granting boatswain John Brown (signature on back) $25 when the first appropriations are made. Texas was a sovereign country at this tim
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George Wilson Billheads and Receipts (5)4614 - George Wilson Billheads and Receipts (5)
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c. 1860-1866, includes multi colored and pictorial furniture and piano items. (Potter Collection) Date: Location: Memphis, Tennessee HWAC# 589
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