1895 Railroad Stock Certificate with Authentic Civil War General Signature for Sale

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1895 Railroad Stock Certificate with Authentic Civil War General Signature For Sale

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1895 Railroad Stock Certificate with Authentic Civil War General Signature:
$49.00

10 Shares ofNorthern Pacific RailroadCommon Stocksigned by President Brayton Ives. Ives was a BrigadierGeneral of the Union Army in the Civil War. Hefought in the battles of Harrison\'s Landing, Beaver Dam, Reame\'s Station, Five Forks and Sailor\'s Creek. Later assigned to the Armyof The Potomac and took part in Sheridan\'sRaid from May 9-26,1864. He commanded Gen. Grant\'s escort when he went to Appomattox to receive Gen.Lee\'s surrender. Ives later became a banker, President of the New York StockExchange, President of the Northern Pacific Railroad and a famous collector offine art and books. The Northern Pacific Railroad was established by an Act ofCongress and President Abraham Lincoln on July 2, 1864 as the first northern transcontinental railroad in the United States. Much of its routewas to follow the route of the famed 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark Expeditionacross the uncharted West. The certificate remains in Excellent condition.Itwas issued May 14, 1895. It has various cancellation punch holes which affect signature slightly (see picture) and a few small pin holes which is normal for this erastock. Still carries issue stub on left margin of certificate.This historicdocument was printed by theAmerican Banknote Company and has an ornateborder around it with a vignette of a train by telegraph linesand a lowervignette of Fredrick Billings. Thisstock certificate is129 years old.Own a piece of 19thCentury Railroad and Civil War history!!! It is a beautiful old stock, bestof the \'big boy railroads\'. Thank you for looking!!