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Recto. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company (Maryland), 12 and a half cents, 1841

Title
Recto. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company (Maryland), 12 and a half cents, 1841
Creator / Contributor
Draper, Toppan & Co., Philadelphia & New York [producer]
Date
1841
Edition
Maryland, 1841
Language
No linguistic content
Description
Extent: 6.4 x 15.6 cm.
Materials/Techniques: ink on paper
paper
Subjects
Places
Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School
Abstract
Printed on off-white paper in black ink. Images include two standing female figures and a seated Liberty with spear and shield.Verso: blank
Genre
currencies
engravings
Style
Antebellum
Notes
General note: Note in manuscript: name of Company receiver (faded) in brown ink.
Subject: Railroad currency
Inscription: "No. 121 Baltimore February 10, 1841 Baltimore and Ohio RAILROAD COMPANY. Transfer to the holder of this order TWELVE AND A HALF CENTS in the Stock of the City of Baltimore bearing Six per cent interest payable quarterly when said holder presents orders amounting to One Hundred Dollars or upwards. [Commissioners holding the Stock to redeem these orders]." ; Signatures of Commissioners and Secretary also printed.
Rights: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, 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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