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San Francisco,CA - July 1 1860 - Board of Education Bond :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Documents Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
San Francisco,CA - July 1 1860 - Board of Education Bond :
Department of Public Instruction Bond. Measures 14” x 19.” Number 19, for $500.00 at ten per cent per annum. John Terry Jr. purchased the bond. Not mounted. Edges are good, but there is some foxing. The back of the bond is pink and has been damaged. Writing on the back “This Bond sold [illegible name] . . . This Bond not for Sa [le] . . . [signed] Peter Burnett].” Burnett was the first governor of California. Burnett lived in the Bay area, had a law practice in San Jose, and was President of what is now known as Pacific Bank of San Francisco (formally the Pacific Accumulation Loan Company) from June of 1863 to 1880. The bond is signed by William Pearson who came to California as a miner in the Gold Rush and instead became a clerk in San Francisco. From 1861 to 1867 he was a register clerk with the U. S. Custom House. He was the President of the Board of Education from 1860 to 1861 and a member of the board for six years. James Denman, who was Superintendent of Common Schools, also signed the bond. He served as the Superintendent in 1859-61, 1868-70, 1874-75. He was a member of the Board of Education from 1889 to 1891. He has a school named after him in San Francisco. Redeemed March 6, 1863, signed by Joseph S. Paxson, who was County Treasurer from 1862-1867. Coupons seven through fifteen are attached. Vignette under the masthead is of a public school house. To the left under the masthead another vignette of a woman, clad in the dress of the era, leaning against an empty easel with a bust of what looks to be a Roman Caesar at her feet. Rubble is around her feet and an alabaster statue is in the background.