David Hewes receipts, 1869 May 4-Apr. 19.

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David Hewes receipts, 1869 May 4-Apr. 19.

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Photograph of receipt for the finishing and engraving of 2 gold spikes, bought of Schultz ? original receipt on D. Hewes bill-head for a roan horse, saddle and bridle, dated April 19, 1869. Bill-head illustrated with railroad pictures.

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Central Pacific Railroad Company

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Signed by Leland Stanford, President of the C.P.R.R. Co. and E.H. Miller, Jr., Secretary of the C.P.R.R. Co. From the description of Land sale document to Samuel Manning, 1870 Aug. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864271 California Central Railroad Company (CPRR); inc. 21 Apr. 1857; located at Folsom, Sacramento County; sold to Central Pacific Railroad, Nov. 10, 1864; in 1885 the Central Pacific Railroad was leased by the Southern Pacific Company (reorganized 1899 as Ce...

Hewes, David, 1822-1915

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Hewes was a Calif. businessman and railroad contractor who graded and leveled many of San Francisco's hills and sand dunes. From the description of David Hewes papers, 1845-1877. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122441406 David Hewes presented the gold spike used as the "last spike" connecting the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads. From the description of David Hewes receipts, 1869 May 4-Apr. 19. (University of California, Berkeley)....

Schultz & Fischer & Mohrig (San Francisco, Calif.)

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