Saturday, February 24, 2007

CPRR Land Deed, signed by son Charles F. Crocker, 1891

From: RHPSNut@aol.com

I have an original deed for the CPRR, signed by Charles Crocker ... 1891. ...

—Gary Brucato, Jr.


... original Land Deed between wealthy American railroad baron Charles F. Crocker ... , Charles M. Jesup and Beverly Chew of the Metropolitan Trust Company of New York, and a Mr. George Eno, to whom Crocker was apparently selling 69 acres in the South East Quarter of California, near Mount Diablo, originally set aside for the extension of his railroad, for the sum of $210.00. ...

The piece— which is dated July 21st, 1891— is boldly signed in black fountain pen by Charles F. Crocker, C.P.R.R. Co. Secretary E.H. Miller, Jr., Charles M. Jesup, Beverly Chew, California Deeds Commissioner Joseph B. Braman, and Notary Republic E.B. Ryan. Its bears gold seals from Braman and the Metropolitan Trust Company, as well as depression seals by Ryan and the C.P.R.R. The latter ... features a railroad traveling past a mountain range! ...


CPRR Land Deed, 1891. Courtesy of Gary Brucato,  Jr.

CPRR Land Deed, 1891. Courtesy of Gary Brucato,  Jr.

CPRR Land Deed, 1891. Courtesy of Gary Brucato,  Jr.

CPRR Land Deed, 1891. Courtesy of Gary Brucato,  Jr.

CPRR Land Deed, 1891. Courtesy of Gary Brucato,  Jr.

CPRR Land Deed, 1891. Courtesy of Gary Brucato,  Jr.
Courtesy of Gary Brucato, Jr.