Speculating on future mining possibilities in Montgomery County, Mississippi, as recorded in two autograph letters, signed

by Cunningham, March 25 and April 5, 1887,

$45 · Offered by Bartleby's Books

4to. One page each, approximately 100 words, in part: Boom is quiet now as the co. failed to organize ... we have plenty of ore and it will be worked. Iron ore was discovered in Montgomery County in 1887, but the hoped for boost for the economy didn’t materialize. Several short split to folds, but very good. For the pair, Item #6228

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