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Portage Lake Mining Co., 1854 I/U Stock Certificate signed by William Hickok

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Certificates Start Price:325.00 USD Estimated At:450.00 - 900.00 USD
Portage Lake Mining Co., 1854 I/U Stock Certificate signed by William Hickok
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This item SOLD at 2023 Jul 18 @ 16:19UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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Michigan, 1854. 200 Shares Capital Stock I/U Certificate, Black print on black border, Men mining at top under company title, S/N 39, VF-XF condition, Snyder, Black & Sturn Lith. Certificate is signed by William Hickok. William Alonzo Hickok was a farmer and abolitionist. It is said that he and his wife, Polly Butler, used the family house, now demolished, as a station on the Underground Railroad. He is also the father of James Butler Hickok, better known as "Wild Bill," a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, cattle rustler, gunslinger, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement in many famous gunfights.