Subject: Gas companies

Stock certificate for one share in the Northern Liberties Gas Works, made out to David Samuel, trustee for Henry, John, Eleanor, and Clara Samuel. The certificate is dated May 14, 1847, and was issued in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The certificate is not signed by the Samuel family.

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.

Stock transfer document for the Northern Liberties Gas Works, the first gas works in the United States. The document is signed by Gratz Joseph, Chairman of the Board, and bears the date March 1, 1845. The document consists of five transfers on a single sheet. The document notes a connection to Mikveh Israel. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Found in Arc.MS.56, Volume B, Page 19.

Stock transfer sheet for the Northern Liberties Gas Works, the first gas works in the United States. The sheet is signed by Elias P. Levy's attorney on December 1, 1852. The document is part of the E Collection at the University of Pennsylvania.