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
- 1851
Creator
- Sullivan Railroad Company (Organization)
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.
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Administrative History
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.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
The collection includes a stock certificate issued by the Sullivan Railroad Company.
Source of Acquisition
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 these certificates were a part also included the following collections at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives:
Chapman J. French Papers, Ms2009-034
Mine Hill & Schuylkill Haven Railroad Stock Certificates, Ms2009-035
New River Mineral Company Stock Certificate, Ms2009-036
Norfolk & Western Railway and Associated Companies Collection, Ms2009-037
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Receipts, Ms2009-038
Raleigh Coal & Coke Company Rail Spur Drawing, Ms2009-039
Reed Island Iron Company Receipts, Ms2009-040
Rock Island Lines Insurance Booklet, Ms2009-041
Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railroad Annual Report, Ms2009-043
Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway Annual Report, Ms2009-044
Thomas Wood and Company Freight Records, Ms2009-045
Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company Receipts, Ms2009-046
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Sullivan Railroad Company Stock Certificate by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing and description of the Sullivan Railroad Company Stock Certificate commenced and was completed in March 2009.
- Title
- Sullivan Railroad Company Stock Certificate, 1851
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John M. Jackson, Archivist
- Date
- 2009 (CC0 1.0)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu