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UT - Mercur,Tooele County - 14 February 1896 - Wonder Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate

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UT - Mercur,Tooele County - 14 February 1896 - Wonder Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Incorporated in Utah, 1896. No. 225 for 500 shares issued to P. J. Quealy and signed by Lewis M. Cannon, secretary, and Geo. Q. Cannon, president. U/C. Signed on reverse by Quealy, 4 March 1896. Printed by Utah Litho Co. S.L.C. The Cannons, father George and son Lewis, were prominent Mormons who lived and worked in Utah. George served as Brigham Young's personal secretary as well as the executor of Young's estate. He also served as a Utah Territory representative to the U. S. Senate, but was removed from office for being a polygamist. He spent much of his life in mining and banking among other business ventures. - Fenske Collection