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Nevada City,CA - Nevada County - 1851 - Adams & Co. Second of Exchange :

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Nevada City,CA - Nevada County - 1851 - Adams & Co. Second of Exchange :
Second of Exchange written from the Adams & Co. Express Office, dated October 28, 1851. Datelined San Francisco, but Nevada City has been hand-written above it. No. 2044, payable after three days to Augusta B. French for $50. Signed by Freeman & Co., destined for the Boston office. The famous vignette of miners with sluice box is at top center, three allegorical women is at center left, and the Seal of California is at bottom center. Printers: Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co., New York & Philadelphia. No listing for an Augusta French in Bancroft or Trow's New York Directory. Freeman & Co. was a Northern California based express office used by Adams & Co. for its extensive routes outside of the San Francisco/Stockton/Sacramento corridors operated by Adams itself, it was later absorbed by Adams & Co [Bancroft, Vol. VII, p. 150 ]. Printed on white/oyster paper, with no tears and minimal significant foldlines present. Type II, Variety IIA.