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Illinois Central Rail Road, 1851

Illinois Central Rail Road

Ser# 819, IL, $500 Bond, Issued: 1 April 1851
Owner: None Listed,  Pres: Robert Schuyler, Trea: WP Rumall
Trustee Signatures: Morris Ketchum, John Moore, Samuel D Lockwood
Construction Bond.  7% per annum.
Payments recorded on reverse.  Transparent red smears across signatures for cancellation.
Black ink, white paper.  Danforth Bald, Co. printer.  Vignettes of Native American and pony.
Vignette of Native American hunting buffalo.  Thin, brittle paper. Tri-fold.  Some rippling.  Ink stains top edge.
Light edge damage on bottom.  White Embossed Seal.  Large, horizontal format bond.
Beautifully organized vignette. This bond for use in The United States 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.