Bullock, Seth (1849-1919). 1st sheriff Deadwood, Dakota and U.S. Marshall. Signed stock certificate for one thousand shares from Ruby Bell Gold and Silver Mining Company, located in Ruby Basin, Dakota, issued to Ben Baer, numbered 144, 1p, 9.5 x 6.25 in., signed while sheriff. Deadwood, South Dakota, May 13, 1887. Embossed corporate seal at lower left. Seth Bullock was born in Ontario, Canada in 1849. He headed west to seek his fortune and found it in Salt Lake City with a booming hardware business. His business partner, Seth Star, urged Bullock to relocate to Deadwood, South Dakota. Bullock obliged and the two relocated August 1, 1876. Deadwood was a lawless area sated with rough characters. The day after Star and Bullock arrived, Jack McCall shot folk legend and lawman Wild Bill Hickok in the back of the head. Before he unpacked, the angry townspeople elected Bullock as their first sheriff. He brought law and order to the city with strength of character more than bullets. In addition to bringing peace, he played an important role in the development of the town by investing in its mines, farms, ranches, and cultural development. Like his dear friend President Theodore Roosevelt, he was a fierce conservationist and served as the U.S. Marshal for South Dakota and Supervisor of the Black Hills National Forrest. He died at the age of 70, a few months after Roosevelt, and his grave is on a hill above Mt. Moriah cemetery facing his friend, Roosevelt's, monument across the gulch. Condition: One horizontal fold line. Light soiling in the margins. Bullock's signature written through with "Cancelled" in pink ink.
Bullock, Seth (1849-1919). 1st sheriff Deadwood, Dakota and U.S. Marshall. Signed stock certificate for one thousand shares from Ruby Bell Gold and Silver Mining Company, located in Ruby Basin, Dakota, issued to Ben Baer, numbered 144, 1p, 9.5 x 6.25 in., signed while sheriff. Deadwood, South Dakota, May 13, 1887. Embossed corporate seal at lower left. Seth Bullock was born in Ontario, Canada in 1849. He headed west to seek his fortune and found it in Salt Lake City with a booming hardware business. His business partner, Seth Star, urged Bullock to relocate to Deadwood, South Dakota. Bullock obliged and the two relocated August 1, 1876. Deadwood was a lawless area sated with rough characters. The day after Star and Bullock arrived, Jack McCall shot folk legend and lawman Wild Bill Hickok in the back of the head. Before he unpacked, the angry townspeople elected Bullock as their first sheriff. He brought law and order to the city with strength of character more than bullets. In addition to bringing peace, he played an important role in the development of the town by investing in its mines, farms, ranches, and cultural development. Like his dear friend President Theodore Roosevelt, he was a fierce conservationist and served as the U.S. Marshal for South Dakota and Supervisor of the Black Hills National Forrest. He died at the age of 70, a few months after Roosevelt, and his grave is on a hill above Mt. Moriah cemetery facing his friend, Roosevelt's, monument across the gulch. Condition: One horizontal fold line. Light soiling in the margins. Bullock's signature written through with "Cancelled" in pink ink.
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