Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company, 50 dollars, 1842 ; Recto
Draper, Toppan & Co., Philadelphia & New York, creator, producer Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co., associated name, associated name Pennsylvania, associated name, associated name
Printed on thin white paper in black ink. Bill has several small circular holes punched through the signatures of the Treasurer and Engineer. Images include Liberty, seated, with shield, caduseus, and sailing vessels; a busy railway station with cars on four different tracks; and a horse. Verso: blank except for handwritten note.
General note: Serial number: "A". ; Note in manuscript: issue number, "1268"; name of bearer; "his"; date, "March 1 1842"; and signatures of the Treasurer and Engineer in brown ink. Date was altered by hand from 1840 to 1842. ; Verso: note in manuscript: "A Owen Davies 9.00 (lot) March 21, 1951" in pencil. Subject: Railroad currency Inscription: "Treasurer of THE PHILADELPHIA AND READING Rail Road Company Twelve Months after date, Pay FIFTY Dollars to ___ or order, with Interest from the date hereof, on account of work done under [his] contract on the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road. PHILADELPHIA."
Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School: These images may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the Historical Collections Department, Baker Library, Harvard Business School. Appointment necessary to consult collection.
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Title
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company, 50 dollars, 1842 ; Recto
Creator / Contributor
Draper, Toppan & Co., Philadelphia & New York, creator, producer Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co., associated name, associated name Pennsylvania, associated name, associated name
Printed on thin white paper in black ink. Bill has several small circular holes punched through the signatures of the Treasurer and Engineer. Images include Liberty, seated, with shield, caduseus, and sailing vessels; a busy railway station with cars on four different tracks; and a horse. Verso: blank except for handwritten note.
General note: Serial number: "A". ; Note in manuscript: issue number, "1268"; name of bearer; "his"; date, "March 1 1842"; and signatures of the Treasurer and Engineer in brown ink. Date was altered by hand from 1840 to 1842. ; Verso: note in manuscript: "A Owen Davies 9.00 (lot) March 21, 1951" in pencil. Subject: Railroad currency Inscription: "Treasurer of THE PHILADELPHIA AND READING Rail Road Company Twelve Months after date, Pay FIFTY Dollars to ___ or order, with Interest from the date hereof, on account of work done under [his] contract on the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road. PHILADELPHIA."
Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School: These images may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the Historical Collections Department, Baker Library, Harvard Business School. Appointment necessary to consult collection.