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June 22, 2024: Premier Americana - Day Four

Sat, Jun 22, 2024 09:00AM EDT
  • Manuscripts & Ephemera
Lot 2243

1834 VIRGINIA GOLD MINE MANAGER'S MANUSCRIPT LETTER-BOOK

Estimate: $300 - $500
Sold for
$4,143.75
Sold Price includes BP

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1834 VIRGINIA GOLD MINE MANAGER'S MANUSCRIPT LETTER-BOOK, kept, 64 pages ink on paper, dated July 4 to October 25, 1834, kept by Thomas F. Hastie (1813-1901), manager of the Union Gold Mine in Fauquier Co. and the Grindstone Hill Gold Mine in Spotsylvania Co. Comprising copies of letters written to the mine's directors including Dr. Samuel Moore, Director of the United States Mint, listing names of workers and their pay, who is good at "blasting ground," rented enslaved male and female laborers, other expenses, housing of labor, construction including the adits, ordering supplies, etc. It also includes a copy of William Cutter's resignation letter as manager of the Grindstone Hill Mine, written July 13, 1834. Original marbled boards, with ink inscription "LETTER-BOOK / 1834" to the front. Together with a copy of Barron's, Gold Mines of Fauquier County, Virginia. Two pieces total. Dated 1834. 7 7/8" x 5"
Catalogue Note: The Union Gold Mine was the earliest mine in Fauquier Co., chartered by the Virginia Legislature in 1818. Located about two miles from Goldvein, VA, it was part of Virginia's gold-pyrite belt. Fauquier was one of the three top gold-producing counties in Virginia. The Union Mine's directors included Dr. Samuel Moore, Pennsylvania congressman, chairman of the US House Committee on Indian Affairs, and Director of the United States Mint from 1824 to 1835. 

Condition

Very good condition with legible pages, some staining and wear to boards, small loss to spine. 

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