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David Hewes receipts, 1869 April 19-May 4.
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Title:
David Hewes receipts, 1869 April 19-May 4Creator/Contributor:
Hewes, David, 1822-1915, creator, creator.Creator/Contributor:
Schultz & Fischer & Mohrig (San Francisco, Calif.)Abstract:
Photograph of receipt for the finishing and engraving of 2 gold spikes, bought of Schultz & Fischer & Mohrig, San Francisco,
May 4, 1869; original receipt on D. Hewes bill-head for a roan horse, saddle and bridle, dated April 19, 1869. Bill-head illustrated
with railroad pictures.
Date:
1869 (issued)Subject:
Hewes, David -- 1822-1915 -- ArchivesCentral Pacific Railroad Company.
Union Pacific Railroad Company.
Central Pacific Railroad Company.
Note:
David Hewes receipts, BANC MSS 88/167 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
David Hewes (May 16, 1822-July 23, 1915) presented the gold spike used as the "last spike" connecting the Central Pacific
and Union Pacific railroads at Promontory Point, Utah in 1869.
In English.
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Receipts.Physical Description:
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English