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- One stock certificate from the "Fort Street and Elmwood Railway Co." The certificate form is printed in black ink on thin vellum paper and has a decorative border and text. It shows an engraved image of a horse-drawn railway car at the center. Handwritten text on the left side and on the form indicates that certificate "No. 18" was issued in the amount of "20 shares" to "Nathaniel Prouty" and is dated May 26, 1869. A rectangular 25-cent "United State Internal Revenue" stamp is affixed on the left side of the certificate. Additional text on the verso indicates that the certificate was transferred to "Stephen B. Grummand" on February 8, 1875.
- Date Issued:
- 1869-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Fort Wayne and Elmwood Railway Company stock certificate number 216 for five shares issued to Henry Cohen on September 13, 1871. The certificate was printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company and includes an illustration of a horse-drawn streetcar traveling along a street, and the seal of the State of Michigan. The certificate is signed by the company's president Frederick Buhl, and its secretary James S. Stridiron. The certificate also has vertical handwriting signed by Stridiron canceling the stock dated December 10, 1873. The form includes a form filed in with the stock's details along the left side, and a form filled in with information about the stock's transfer to E.L. Hineman on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society