signed Paper
1869 · Virginia City, California
by [Isaac Requa]
Virginia City, California, 1869. Paper. Very good. Approx. 8" x 3" check with printed green borders, information, and 2 stamps. Check is drawn on the account and signed by Isaac L. Requa. The information printed on the check is "Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company, W. C. Ralston, Treasurer. Agency of the Bank of California, Virginia [City]. The written date is Aug 3, 1869. Requa was a mining engineer, early Oakland pioneer, and later President of Oakland Bank and Savings. (Inventory #: 13513)