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Sutton Gold Mining Company

Currency:USD Category:Western Americana Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 800.00 USD
Sutton Gold Mining Company
Incorporated in New York. Cert. # 25, issued to E.S. Wright for 250 shares. Signed by President E.S. Wright and by Treasurer R.S. Russell. Three vignettes: at left a cross section of miners underground and men on the surface lowering a bucket to the men below; at center a rural scene at a mill site in the mountains; and at right an allegorical woman standing with a sword. Black border and print on crème paper. Applied 25 ct. Revenue stamp at right. U/C. Printer: Corlies, Macy & Co., N.Y. The company was involved in a lawsuit that went to the state’s Supreme Court in 1871-72. The Court denied the company’s right to make a motion to dismiss the attachment without filing a power of attorney [Ref: Reports of Cases Heard and Determined in the Supreme Court of South Carolina, Vol. lll,1871-1872, Columbia, South Carolina Printing Co., 1873, pgs. 419-120]. One inch tear at right margin.City: County: State: SC