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NV - Gold Hill,Storey County - 1864 - Lady Jameson Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate

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NV - Gold Hill,Storey County - 1864 - Lady Jameson Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
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9.50 x 4.75. Incorporated February 1864. Cert #23 issued to N.A. Chandler on February 27, 1864 for 1,200 shares. Signed by Secretary A.S. McDowell and President N.R. Mims. One 25 cent, red R48, R4, hand tied, adhesive, perforated, U. S. Power of Attorney stamp located on the left side. Folds present and little wear on the sides. U/C. Located South of Gold Hill in the American Flat area. The name of the flat was reported to have come from Emanuel Penrod, a friend of Henry Comstock. Penrod remarked on the flat being first mined by Americans opposed to other areas around the Comstock [Ref: Carlson, Nevada Place Names, 1974, pp. 37, 123]. - Clint Maish Collection