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This is a rectangular off-white paper certificate of sale between H.S. Trowbridge and J.& P. N. Hanna.
Obverse: The certificate is dated "Febru 16 1875" in the top right corner. The central printed text reads "Bought of J. & P.N. Hanna/ Importers of/ Woodberry Cotton Duck, Flax Canvas, Ravens etc./ All Widths of Cotton Canvas/ Grain [illegible] Wool Bags, Flax Fleece & Cotto Twines, Roofing, Sheathing & Boiler Felt./ Nos. 308 & 310 Davis Street/ Lith. G.T. Brown & Co.S.F." There is a stamp in blue ink running verticley along the left hand margin that reads "Egarton, Allen & Co./ Feb 17 1875/ San Francisco."
Reverse: The back is blank.
| Date | 1875 |
| Designed by | Grafton Tyler Brown, American, 1841 - 1918 |
| Subject of | J. & P.N. Hanna Importers, American |
| Subject of | H. S. Trowbridge |
| Place used | San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America |
| Medium | ink on paper (fiber product) |
| Dimensions | H x W: 4 3/4 × 8 1/2 in. (12.1 × 21.6 cm) |
| Credit Line | Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. |
| Object number | 2015.240.1 |
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