A bank deposit slip from L. H. Hershfield & Co., Bankers, located in Virginia City, Montana Territory, dated December 7, 1866. The slip indicates categories for deposits including Gold Dust, Gold Coin, Silver, and Treasury Notes. Handwritten entries show a deposit of $1147 in Gold Coin. The item features ornate Victorian-style lettering for the business name "L. H. Hershfield & Co., BANKERS" at the top, and a standard ruled format typical of 19th-century financial documents. 3.
Subject: Gold mining
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Stock certificate No. 6109 for the Homestake Mining Company, issued on March 5, 1888. Initially sold to H. R. Lounsbery on March 3, 1888, for 50 shares. Assigned to Herman Cohen on March 5, 1888, witnessed by Jacob Ascher. The certificate was surrendered and canceled on March 15, 1888. The certificate indicates the location of the mine was in the Whitewood Mining District, Lawrence County, Dakota Territory.
Stock certificate for 1,000 shares of the Idaho Mining Company of Louisville, Kentucky, issued on February 28, 1888. The certificate features a bright, metallic-gold corporate seal depicting a mule shoe, pickaxe, and shovel. Signed by Charles Goldsmith as Vice President. Printed by the Falls City Lith. Co. of Louisville, KY. Each share was worth $10.
Manuscript promissory note for $50 in gold coin, signed by P. A. Lamping, a prominent Downieville banker, and payable to A. Cohn & Co. Dated June 29, 1870, in Downieville, California. The note specifies a 1% monthly interest rate and includes a clause stating the note is due upon sale of Lamping's Primrose Quartz Mine. Three two-cent Internal Revenue stamps are affixed to the note. The Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley holds a collection of A. Cohn & Co. receipts (1866-1877).