拍品描述： January 1866 Payroll Page from the San Francisco Mints Ledger.Fascinating 17 inches x 22 inches document noting the names, positions and salaries of the Mints 21 employees for the month of January, 1866. The document is titled: GENERAL DEPARTMENT / BRANCH MINT OF THE UNITED STATES. PAY ROLL FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 1866. Of special note is the entry for the Mint Superintendents secretary, noted Western journalist Bret Harte, who worked at the Mint for several years. He was paid a remarkable (for the time) $10.00 a day for his services, and was paid for every day of the month, for a total of $310.00. His signature acknowledges receipt of this amount, less $12.91 for taxes. The document is housed in a wooden frame and exhibits one heavy crease across the entire document horizontally, and seven lighter vertical creases, none of which damage the integrity of the document. A remarkable piece of Western Americana, featuring the autograph of a major author well remembered to this day for his romantic stories, articles and poems revolving around the California Gold Rush.