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James William "Jim" Denver (October 23, 1817 û August 9, 1892) was an American politician, soldier and lawyer. He served in the California state government, as an officer in the United States Army in two wars, and as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from California. He served as secretary and Governor of the Kansas Territory during the struggle over whether or not Kansas would be open to slavery. The city of Denver, Colorado, is named after him. (Image) (image2) (image3) (image4) (image5) (image6) (image7)

Docketing on vertical left on front
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Wells Fargo & Co Frank, U83 and Scott 158 on front
Wells Fargo & Co Frank, U85 on back

PROVENANCE

The Charles L. Towle Railway Marking Reference Collection (Image) (image2) (image3) (image4) (image5) (image6) (image7) (image8) (image9)

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U257 Manila OR U259 Manila Amber

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DEC 18 1883 Violet Wells Fargo & CO oval date stamp (Image) (image2) (image3) (image4) (image5)

Sac September 17/67 manuscript docketing (Image) (image2) (image3) (image4) (image5) (image6)