Up for auction/sale is an authentic, original Civil War-era 1862 U.S. Senate document (37th Congress, 2d Session, Mis. Doc. No. 78), titled:
"RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATURE OF CALIFORNIA, in favor of the passage of a law creating a new collection district... to be called the district of Humboldt, with a port of entry at Eureka, on Humboldt bay, and ports of delivery at Trinidad and Crescent City."
Passed by the California State Legislature in Sacramento and signed by Secretary of State William H. Weeks on February 24, 1862, this resolution was officially submitted to the U.S. Senate on April 2, 1862.
The document details the rapid commercial growth of Northern California's coastal timber industry and shipping trade, urging Congress to split the region off from the San Francisco customs district.
Locations Named: Humboldt Bay, Eureka, Crescent City, Trinidad, and San Francisco.
Industries Mentioned: Highlights the expanding lumber export trade out of Humboldt Bay and the rapid growth of regional vessel-building/shipbuilding.
Key Officials Listed: George Barstow (Speaker of the Assembly), J.F. Chellis (President of the Senate), and William H. Weeks (CA Secretary of State).
Format: Disbound single leaf, 2 pages (printed front and back). Complete document removed from a period bound volume.
Paper Quality: Period rag paper with natural age-toning. Features faint historical ink docketing along top margin ("Recd Apr 29 / 1862").
Edges: Shows binding remnants, paper pulls, and raggedness along the disbound left margin, as well as chipping and dog-earing along the right margin (as pictured). Paper loss remains entirely outside the text block. Text is 100% complete and fully legible.
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