A check from Temple and Workman, Bankers to the Cerro Gordo Water and Mining Company, 28 May 1874.
Entry/Object ID
2021.3.1.65
Description
A check from Temple and Workman, Bankers to the Cerro Gordo Water and Mining Company, 28 May 1874. The transaction was for 500 shares in the company, which built a water pipeline and other projects at the silver mining boom town in Inyo County, for $3,000 and is charged to the account of William Workman by the signature of his son-in-law and holder of his power of attorney, F.P.F. Temple. On the reverse is a note that "This stock has cost $6- per share / one dividend has been paid." There is a paid stamp and the check is punctured to show that it was cancelled. With the puncture and a fold, the condition is good.
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