Sullivan Railroad Company Stock Certificate
Scope and Content
This collection consists of a stock certificate issued by the Sullivan Railroad Company. Dated 1851 and numbered 332, the certificate is for ten shares of stock sold to H. W. Pickering, trustee, for $1,000. The certificate is signed by Chas Thompson, president, and George Denny, treasurer. The certificate bears four vignettes and the railroad's embossed seal. The text, signatures, and seal, however, have been defaced with ink.
Dates
- Creation: 1851 - 1851
Creator
- Sullivan Railroad Company (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Historical Information
The Sullivan Railroad was incorporated in 1846. Completed in 1852, the line ran between the towns of Windsor and Bellows Falls, Vermont. To satisfy the company's debts, it was sold to bondholders in 1866 and reorganized as the Sullivan County Railroad, with the line leased for a succession of railroads. Sullivan County Railroad continued to operate as late as 1911.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Stock certificate issued by the Sullivan Railroad Company.
Acquisition Information
The Sullivan Railroad Company Stock Certificate was purchased by Special Collections in 2009. The document had been part of a larger group of railroad-related materials compiled by a collector, then sold to a dealer (see "separated material" section).
Separated Material
The Sullivan Railroad Company Stock Certificate was acquired as part of a larger collection of railway-related material that had been compiled by a collector, then sold to a dealer. In the course of processing, the stock certificate was removed to a separate collection. The acquisition of which this certificate was a part also included:
General Physical Description note
1 container; 0.1 cu. ft.
Processing Information
The processing and description of the Sullivan Railroad Company Stock Certificate commenced and was completed in March 2009.
- Title
- A Guide to the Sullivan Railroad Company Stock Certificate, 1851
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John M. Jackson
- Date
- © 2009 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu