A Guide to the Sullivan Railroad Company Stock Certificate, 1851
A Collection in
Special Collections
Collection Number Ms2009-042
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Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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P.O. Box 90001
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Email: specref@vt.edu
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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
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Permission to publish material from the Sullivan Railroad Company Stock Certificate must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
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).
Processing Information
The processing and description of the Sullivan Railroad Company Stock Certificate commenced and was completed in March 2009.
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.
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.
Related 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:
Adjunct Descriptive Data
Separated MaterialThe 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: