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40. Gold dust should be put in strong well sewed buckskin
bags, tied and well sealed. Tin cans must not be used as the
least jar breaks the solder on the seams and it leaks out.
bags, tied and well sealed. Tin cans must not be used as the
least jar breaks the solder on the seams and it leaks out.
41. Shippers should avoid as much as possible the practice
of putting more than one gold bar in a package. They are
liable to break the packing and obliterate the mark. When
bars or coin are put up in boxes, the lid should be screwed
on and the screw heads sealed with wax.
of putting more than one gold bar in a package. They are
liable to break the packing and obliterate the mark. When
bars or coin are put up in boxes, the lid should be screwed
on and the screw heads sealed with wax.
39. If any error or short count occurs in packages not
sealed in accordance with these instructions, the amount
will be charged back to the agent of office forwarding the
same.
sealed in accordance with these instructions, the amount
will be charged back to the agent of office forwarding the
same.
38. No package of money in an envelope must be allowed to
leave an office without being thus sealed. Large packages
of money otherwise put up, must be so securely sealed that
they can by no possibility be tampered with without
detection.
leave an office without being thus sealed. Large packages
of money otherwise put up, must be so securely sealed that
they can by no possibility be tampered with without
detection.
| Extracts from the 1868 Wells Fargo Agents Guide |
37. Every currency package put up in an envelope must have
five seals placed upon it as follows: One in the center and
one on each seam halfway up from the center seal in each
corner.
five seals placed upon it as follows: One in the center and
one on each seam halfway up from the center seal in each
corner.
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| 1889 Argentine, Kansas Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Depot $40,000 of silver bullion sitting on a Wells Fargo cart from the smelter in Argentine Kansas Edward J Engel standing far right |
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