A Guide to the New River Mineral Company Stock Certificate, ca. 1882
A Collection in
Special Collections
Collection Number Ms2009-036
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Processed by: John M. Jackson, Special Collections Staff
2009 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the New River Mineral Company Stock Certificate must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: New River Mineral Company Stock Certificate, Ms2009-036 - Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Acquisition Information
The New River Mineral Company Stock Certificate was purchased by Special Collections in 2009. The documents had been part of a larger group of railroad-related materials compiled by a collector, then sold to a dealer (see "separated material" section).
Processing Information
The processing and description of the New River Mineral Company Stock Certificate commenced and was completed in March 2009.
Historical Information
The New River Mineral Company, incorporated in New York, conducted mining operations in Wythe County, Virginia. Sources indicate that the company purchased a charcoal-fired furnace at Ivanhoe, Virginia around 1882, and replaced it with a new coke furnace around 1887. In 1884, Joshua Hendricks was serving as the company's president; Jordan L. Mott, vice-president; and W. C. Van Doren, superintendent and agent at the works. The plant, which would continue in production for 25 years, produced up to 25,000 tons of iron per year and operated in conjunction with a foundry owned by the company. By 1907 the Ivanhoe Furnace was being operated by the Ivanhoe Furnace Company.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of an unissued stock certificate printed for the New River Mineral Company during the 1880s. The certificate (number 197) notes that the company was incorporated in New York and held property in Wythe County, Virginia, with a capital of $250,000. Featured on the certificate is an engraved vignette of mining operations. The stock was to be sold at $100 per share.
Related Material
Huddle Family Papers (Ms89-084)
The New River Mineral 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:
Adjunct Descriptive Data
Related MaterialHuddle Family Papers (Ms89-084)
Separated MaterialThe New River Mineral 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: