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Stock Receipt: Northern Liberties Gas Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 1, 1842

Stock receipt for the Northern Liberties Gas Works, the first gas works in the United States. The receipt is signed on two of the five transfers on a single sheet. The document is dated April 1, 1842, and mentions Joseph Gratz and Isaac Hays. Isaac Hays is identified as the chairman of the board and brother of Rebecca. Hays was a famed physician and member of the Academy of Natural Sciences. The receipt is located in Archives MS 56, Volume E, Page 3.

Associated People/Businesses

GRATZ, JOSEPH / HAYS, ISAAC

Geography

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Subjects

Gas companies
Stocks
19th century

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Volume E, Page 3