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Mono County,CA - October 31, 1879 - California Gold Mining Company Stock :

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Certificates Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 600.00 USD
Mono County,CA - October 31, 1879 - California Gold Mining Company Stock :
Bodie Mining District. Incorporated in 1878. Cert. #797, issued to Edward F. (illegible) for 25 shares. Signed by Clinton Gurnee, president, and by Edward F. (same as above), secretary. No vignette. Black border and print. Printer: A.L. Bancroft & Co., S.F. Uncancelled. 4 x 8.5.” Clinton Gurnee was a pioneer attorney in San Francisco, who was associated with Wm. Chapman of the Chapman & Gurnee firm there. He was involved in certain large land deals in the San Joaquin Valley and other areas [Los Angeles Times, 25 October 1898]. Born in the 1830s, he died intestate in October 1898 in San Francisco and there was some legal wrangling over the sum of his holdings, valued at about $10,000. Clinton was married to Emily A.H. Gurnee and had 3 children: Marie and Blandina, and Clinton Gurnee, Jr. [chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1898-11.../seq-15/].