[NEVADA]. Printed Receipt: from W. R. Musgrove, for V. & T. R. R., Carson City. Two hundred dollars for account claims against lands in Washoe. Signed by W. S. Chapman, 1869
Item #6390
3.25" x 7.25"; printed receipt; entries in ink. An example of Nevada activity of William S. Chapman who was also a major land owner in the San Joaquin Valley, and a promoter of railroads and other development projects. After the Homestead act of 1862, he bought over one million acres in California and Nevada. Fine condition. |
