Original stock certificate of the Welland Canal Company, c. 1820s

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Title

Original stock certificate of the Welland Canal Company, c. 1820s

Subject

Stock certificate of the Welland Canal Company

Description

Black and white photograph of an original stock certificate of the Welland Canal Company, c. 1820s.

The text reads "This certificate entitles (illegible, but possibly Jeremiah or Jedediah Merritt Eq.) to (illegible) shares of stock in the Welland Canal Company, of the value of twelve pounds ten shillings, Provincial currency, ($50) per share. The said shares are transferrable in the books of the company, at the office of their agent in New York, or at the Company's office in St. Catharines, (where the dividends will be payable) upon surrender of this certificate only." Signed by president John H. Dunn.

Creator

Welland Canal Company

Source

Welland Public Library Photo Collection

Date

c. 1820s

Rights

Public domain

Format

Black and white photograph of a certificate

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

Storage – Photograph Archival Box 1

Coverage

St. Catharines

Files

IMG_20230315_0005 (2).jpg

Citation

Welland Canal Company, “Original stock certificate of the Welland Canal Company, c. 1820s,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed December 23, 2024, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/9711.