Signed Check (by Adolph Sutro)

San Francisco, 1892 Ephemera. Fine. No Binding. Signed Check. 7 7/8 x 3 1/4 inches. Check No. 471. Dated May 14, 1892. Drawn on a Wells Fargo & Co. Bank, payable to G. W. Merritt for $38.45. Signed by Merritt on verso. "Paid" stamp at right margin. Bank cancellation tick at center. A fine example. Adolph Sutro (1830-1898) is best known for the construction of the Sutro Tunnel, undertaken to provide ventilation and drainage to the Comstock mines at Virginia City, Nevada. Sutro sold the tunnel in 1879 and invested in San Francisco real estate. Part of his holdings created the Sutro Heights district. He also ran the Cliff House and the Sutro Baths. He was Mayor of San Francisco, 1894-1896. Sutro's signature is bold, clear and unblemished..