SS Central America Shipwreck Artifacts Auction, Part I (December 2022)

Lot of 2. 1) Second of Exchange from BF Hastings & Co., Bankers, Sacramento, Cala, Sept. 3rd, 1855. To Mrs. Nancy Bennett for $84. 4 x 8" F...

Lot of 2. 1) 1876 pamphlet about a legal case between Anthony Egl et als. vs. The Central Pacific Railroad Company. In reference to bonds issued by th

Adams & Co. California Express pictorial check no. 37. Dateline San Francisco, August 9th, 1854. Issued for $10,000 as "Remittance to Stock...

Dateline San Francisco, Sept. 30th, 1854. Promise to pay Drexel, Sather & Church $4,000. Signed by H. Meiggs. Two vignettes: bank building (bott...

Fretz & Ralston, Bankers, check, San Francisco, Sept. 7, 1858. Issued to J.A McDougal for $400, with note to "charge to a/c of RS Fretz-set...

Lot of 4 different. 1) Second of Exchange. 1860. NMR&L. To Providence Tool Co. for $537.50. Blue paper. Signed by Davidson. 4.25 x 9.75" 2)...

Lot of 3 different checks. 1) McNulty Carothers & Co. March 3, 1853. Banking House at No. 118 Montgomery St. Issued to Seymore for $50. Signed b...

1890 Levi Strauss & Co. billhead, with stamped Agency of the Marysville Woolen Mills. Pink 7.5x8.5". Very rare. Date: Country (if not US...

Lot of 2. 1) Original exchange issued Dec. 26th, 1855. No. 25713, issued for $1,000 to IM Campbell. Signed Page Bacon & Co. Black print, three v...

Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the First Session of the Thirty-First Congress.

Message from the President of the United State to the Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the First Session of the Thirty-First Congress. Me

Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the Second Session of the Thirty-First Congress.

Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the First Session of the Thirty-Third Congress.

The Land of Gold: Reality Versus Fiction by Hinton R. Helper. Published by Henry Taylor in 1855. In this book, Helper recounts early travels in San Fr

Eldorado, or Adventures in the Path of Empire: Comprising a Voyage to California, via Panama; Life in San Francisco and Monterey; Pictures of the Gold

The Land of Gold. A Tale of '49. Illustrative of early pioneer life in California and founded upon fact. Dedicated to California pioneers. By Ge...

Books of the California Gold Rush: A Centennial Selection by Carl I. Wheat. Published by the Colt Press in 1949. This is a selected bibliography of th

Private Gold Coinage of California, 1849-1855, Its History and Its Issues by Edgar H. Adams. Published in 1913. Original pages, rebound with gold gilt

A) Catalog for Sotheby's 1999 auction, "Treasures from the SS Central America: Glories of the California Gold Rush." This catalog is f...

Library of thirteen books related to treasure hunting. Titles include the Handbook of Sailing, Treasure Hunting: The Treasure Hunter's Own Book ...