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

Rocky-Bar Mining Company, California, Circular, Articles of Association, Resolutions, etc. by James Delavan (secretary) and Philo Mickles (president),

Dated Sept 16, 1849. Dateline American Fork, Sacramento River. Location; Camp 3 miles above Mormon Island. Four pages of historic information Talks ab

Small size 5 page letters from Charles Houton (?) to Harriet Jones of Sunbury, Ohio. One dated July 23, 1853 and the other dated Oct. 10, 1853. Autho

We have not offered this before. "West Point D., Calaveras C. Cal." (printed under title). Incorporated May 19th, 1863. No. 240, issued fo...

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 Jame...

Very early and important illustration from United States House Executive Document No. 1, 30th Congress, Second Session, Richard Mason, 1848. Page is c

Lot of 2 different. Columbia, located in Tuolumne County, was founded during the Gold Rush in 1850. By 1852, there were 8 hotels, 4 banks, 17 general

This is a fantastic Gold Rush era stock issued to an important historical figure. Certificate No. 1412, issued to James W. Denver on August 3rd, 1857

Lot of 2 different. 1) Adams & Co. Express and Banking House. Handwritten Downieville dateline above printed San Francisco. Nov. 11th, 1854. Fir...

Extra rare location. Dateline Drytown, April 14th, 1856. Receipt No. 52 for a package delivered by John Dillon to be delivered to Mrs. Ann Dillion in

Lot of 2. 1) W&P Nicholls, Bankers, check. Dutch Flat, Sept, 13 1864. Drawn on the Bank of California in SF, Charles Adler, $93. Signed W&P ...

"Office at S. B. Pelton's House in White Oak Township" (printed to left of vignette). Pilot Knob, Mud Springs and Mound Springs Mining...

El Dorado County, California (printed under title). Unissued for one share, but signed by Jacob A Shorb as president and E.H. Cornwall as secretary in

Lot of 3 different. 1) Adams & Co. Second of Exchange. Handwritten Grass Valley over printed San Francisco dateline. May 20th, 1854. Issued to C...

Brown & Dallison's Nevada, Grass Valley, and Rough and Ready Directory, For the Year Commencing January 1st, 1856, Embracing a Directory of ...

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

One of the better Gold Rush letters we've come across. 4 pp. letter. Dateline La Porte March 1st, '59. From A.G.M. Craft to John D. Briggs i...

Extremely rare. $1,000 bond certificate issued in 1875 at San Francisco. No. 95. Signed by S. Heydenfeldt as president and L. Leavitt as secretary. No

Extremely rare. $1,000 bond certificate issued in 1875 at San Francisco. No. 99. Signed by S. Heydenfeldt as president and L. Leavitt as secretary. No

Second of Exchange. Handwritten Marysville dateline over printed San Francisco. No. 7502, issued for $100 to Ruth Bair on March 29th, 1854. Signed Ada

Very rare. H. Harris, along with his partner D. Marchand, had ingots found on the SS Central America. This letterhead lists his offices at the top: Sa

Inc. in California. Location printed on the top of the certificate: Meadow Lake District, California. No. 154, issued for 160 shares to Charles W. You

A choice certificate. No, 1655. Issued to I.C. Woods for one share. Signed by Henry Eno (president) and E.H. Pomeroy as secretary. Not cancelled or en

Lot of 2 different. Rare. Calaveras County mining town founded in 1848 by a group of Oregonians. Very rich gold deposits. 1) Adams & Co. Express...

Lot of 2. Montezuma was located in Tuolumne County, 2.5 miles north of Chinese Camp. Originally a trading post called "Montezuma Tent," op...

Letter dated September 25, 1850, Nevada City. Nevada crossed out and Sacramento written in. Most likely letter was taken to Sacramento City as that wa

This c1850's cover is for a Wells Fargo Express Steamboat. Nevada regular Wells Fargo stamp cancels 3c Pink stamp. Stamped PAID on upper right.

Lot of 3. 1) Wells, Fargo & Co. Second of Exchange. Handwritten Nevada, Cal. dateline, April 27th, 1855. Issued for $100 to agent CM Mulford. En...

Lot of 3. 1) Check from Chas. W. Mulford. Dateline Nevada, Jan. 17th, 1859. Side of check advertises "Gold Dust Bought and Advances Made On Dus...

Lot of 2. Both pieces related to Nevada City assayer James J. Ott. Ott was the assayer who discovered in 1859 that the ore being mined on the Comstock

Lot of 2 different. 1) Nevada County Canal Company. Incredibly rare; we had not seen one till this example popped up in the Prag Collection. Inc. Sept

Very rare location. Second of Exchange. Dateline Ophir, Cal., May 27th, 1854. No. 9416, issued to Palmer & Baldwin for $100. Signed Wells Fargo ...

Extra rare--we've never offered this before. Garrison & Co., Gold Dust Buyers. Dateline Horseshoe Bar, 18--. Receipt is for the purchase of ...

Very rare. $1,000 bond. No. 61. Oct. 1st, 1859. The company owes the money to A. Boody of New York and James Lawrence English of Sacramento. "B...

Beautifully engraved partially-issued certificate. No. 321. Placerville, El Dorado County, Cal. Dec. 9th, 1852. This item has been hand signed by the

Very rare. Second of Exchange. Handwritten Placerville above preprinted San Francisco dateline. No. 1221, issued to Nancy Verplast on June 12, 1854. S

Very rare; this is the only one we know of. Memorandum of Gold Bullion Deposited at CJ Arvidsson's Assay Office. Dateline Placerville, February ...

El Dorado County, California. Nov. 14, 1866. Received of the Smiths Flat Toll Road Co. $143.73. Their property is listed as "two & one half...

A very rare Prairie City, California dateline. Promissory note No. 17, datelined Prairie City, Cal., March 25th, 1854. Promise to pay $893.73 to D.B.

Manuscript receipt. Dateline Rattlesnake, Jan. 12th, 1856. Received of Peter E. Mead $400 in coin for deposit. Signed Baldwin & Co. by GW Blackb...

This is a very long three page legal sized letter written by A. Eastman. It was written at Reding Springs. Redding is 150 miles north of Sacrame

From Mr. Parrott to home in Massachusetts. Stamped Sacramento City, Cal, Jan 31. Date written on letterhead. Two handstamps PAID and 40 (rate to send

Letter dated January 12, 1851. Sent from Sacramento City on Jan. 14. Paid 40 stamp. Content includes (without causing damage) received two letters yes

Extremely rare. Baird p. 24, N7. Baird calls this ad advertising piece, which FH does not agree with. Blue paper, black print. Banking House of Page,

Receipt for this steamer that carried Pony Express mail from Sacramento to San Francisco. Dateline Sacramento, Feb. 20, 1860. Issued to Captain Wright

Lot of 4. John M. Freeman started his express service between San Francisco and Sacramento at the beginning of the gold rush in California (July 1850)

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...

Certificate of Deposit No. 453. Dateline Sacramento City, July 2, 1850. Barton Lee, Banker. H. Gorham has deposited $400 to be paid in one month with

Lot of 4. All issued during the Gold Rush. Page & Bacon were a St. Louis firm that established a presence in California during the Gold Rush. Wh...

Gold Rush era bond. No. 660. $500. Signed by Thos. Rofs, President of the Board of Supervisors, and Josiah Howell, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.