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20011107003 |
Ohio Valley Collect |
$187.00 |
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Illinois Central Rail Road, 1851 |
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Ser# 819, IL, $1,000 Bond, Issued: 1 April 1851 Owner: J Hargreaves Co., Pres: Robert Schuyler, Trea: Morris Ketchum Trustee Signatures: Morris Ketchum, John Moore, Samuel D Lockwood Construction Bond. 6% per annum. States: Bearer Bond. Payments recorded on reverse. Bond stamped: SURRENDERED Black ink, white paper. Danforth Bald, Co. printer. Three vignettes: train on bridge, steamboat, three women. Thin, brittle paper. Tri-fold. Ink bleed through from reverse. Light edge damage on bottom. White Embossed Seal. Large, horizontal format bond. Beautifully organized vignette. This bond for use in England to raise funds. Signed by President of Railroad Robert Schuyler America's First Railroad King. Signed by one of trustees Morris Ketchum an early financier of railroads. |