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John William Mackay Receipt and Correspondence

Collection

Identifier: NC63

Abstract

John William Mackay was a silver miner who became one of the richest silver barons in Nevada's Comstock Lode. Receipt from Tiffany and Company of New York for fabrication of a large silver service, accompanied by a letter acknowledging receipt of a bar of silver for use in the silver service, 1879.

Dates: 1879

Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

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Repository: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department X
Names: Mackay, John William, 1831-1902 X
Subject: Jewelers -- New York (State) X

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