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Collection of stock certificates

 Collection — Folder: OBC234
Identifier: OBC234

Scope and Contents

This collection contains stock certificates created around 1839 for N. M. Rothschild and Sons and Morris Canal and Banking Company.

Dates

  • circa 1839

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.

Historical Note

N. M. Rothschild and Sons was founded in 1811 in London to provide banking and financial services.

Historical Note

Morris Canal and Banking Company was chartered in 1824 to build a canal that would carry coal, mined in Pennsylvania, to developing markets along the eastern seaboard by way of New Jersey's iron district.

Source:

Canal Society of New Jersey. "Explore the Morris Canal." Accessed October 28, 2020. https://canalsocietynj.org/canal-history/morris-canal.

Extent

0.06 Cubic Feet (1 large oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

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