Title: Certificate for ten shares of stock in the Gov. Stanford Gold and Silver Mining Company Author: Place: Sacramento Publisher: Date: 1863 Description: Printed certificate, with vignettes of the mountainous locale of the mine and a Native American. Signed by Leland Stanford as President and Newton Booth as Secretary. 13.5x23 cm. (5¼x9"). Stock Certificate for the Gov. Stanford Gold and Silver Mining Company, issued in Sacramento, with mines in the Esmerelda mining district in Western Nevada. The certificate, issued for ten shares of stock and bearing a pen canceled U.S. Revenue stamp, was printed by H.S. Crocker & Co. in Sacramento and was issued to S, Tryon on June 9, 1863. The company was incorporated, April 10, 1863 with capital stock of $300,000. Sylvester Tryon, a personal friend of Leland Stanford, came across the plains in 1850 and was well known as the prime mover in the manufacture of woolen goods in Sacramento and owner of the Capitol Woolen Mills. During the Civil War he was appointed the enrolling officer for Sacramento by President Lincoln. The certificate is signed by Leland Stanford of “Big Four” fame and founder of Stanford University, as mining company president and also by Newton Booth as secretary. Newton Booth (1825-1892) came to California in 1850 and became a merchant grocer, founding Booth & Co. In 1863 he became a State Senator and in 1871 Governor of California. While Governor, he was elected a U.S. Senator and held both offices simultaneously, until resigning the Governorship in 1871, prompting an attempt to change the state constitution to prevent similar situations from occurring in the future. Booth, considered one of the great public speakers, died of cancer of the tongue. While unissued but signed certificates for Stanford’s Bodie Bluff Consolidated Mine appear on the market and can fetch up to $2000, we can find no reference to this mine, nor can we find where this certificate has ever sold at auction. Rare and important. Lot Amendments Condition: Very good condition, with old folds, and a slight nick to the upper right corner. Item number: 239749
Title: Certificate for ten shares of stock in the Gov. Stanford Gold and Silver Mining Company Author: Place: Sacramento Publisher: Date: 1863 Description: Printed certificate, with vignettes of the mountainous locale of the mine and a Native American. Signed by Leland Stanford as President and Newton Booth as Secretary. 13.5x23 cm. (5¼x9"). Stock Certificate for the Gov. Stanford Gold and Silver Mining Company, issued in Sacramento, with mines in the Esmerelda mining district in Western Nevada. The certificate, issued for ten shares of stock and bearing a pen canceled U.S. Revenue stamp, was printed by H.S. Crocker & Co. in Sacramento and was issued to S, Tryon on June 9, 1863. The company was incorporated, April 10, 1863 with capital stock of $300,000. Sylvester Tryon, a personal friend of Leland Stanford, came across the plains in 1850 and was well known as the prime mover in the manufacture of woolen goods in Sacramento and owner of the Capitol Woolen Mills. During the Civil War he was appointed the enrolling officer for Sacramento by President Lincoln. The certificate is signed by Leland Stanford of “Big Four” fame and founder of Stanford University, as mining company president and also by Newton Booth as secretary. Newton Booth (1825-1892) came to California in 1850 and became a merchant grocer, founding Booth & Co. In 1863 he became a State Senator and in 1871 Governor of California. While Governor, he was elected a U.S. Senator and held both offices simultaneously, until resigning the Governorship in 1871, prompting an attempt to change the state constitution to prevent similar situations from occurring in the future. Booth, considered one of the great public speakers, died of cancer of the tongue. While unissued but signed certificates for Stanford’s Bodie Bluff Consolidated Mine appear on the market and can fetch up to $2000, we can find no reference to this mine, nor can we find where this certificate has ever sold at auction. Rare and important. Lot Amendments Condition: Very good condition, with old folds, and a slight nick to the upper right corner. Item number: 239749
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