Stock receipt No. 3577, issued November 11, 1854, to Israel Cohen for 50 shares of capital stock in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. The receipt is signed by B&O Treasurer J.J. Atkinson and canceled with red stamps dated November 20, 1854. The receipt is endorsed on the back by Israel Cohen.
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Preferred trust certificate of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Signed by Henry Oppenheimer with United States and United Kingdom revenue stamps. Lists William Salomon and Abraham Wolff as voting trustees. Orange with a large locomotive image. Dated May 24, 1899, London, United Kingdom.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Preferred Trust Certificate, May 24, 1899Preferred Trust Certificate of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, dated May 24, 1899. The certificate is signed and features United States and United Kingdom revenue stamps. William Salomon and Abraham Wolff are listed as voting trustees. The certificate is orange and depicts a large locomotive.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Preferred Trust Certificate, May 24, 1899Preferred Trust Certificate of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, dated May 24, 1899. The certificate is signed and features United States and United Kingdom revenue stamps. William Salomon and Abraham Wolff are listed as voting trustees. The certificate is orange and depicts a large locomotive. This item is part of the Oppenheimer Collection.
Broadside issued on October 24, 1857, by Christopher R. Robert, Chairman of the Special Committee and President of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, soliciting bondholders' votes on a report (not included) aimed at relieving the company's financial difficulties. Henry Hendricks is listed as a member of the committee.
Legal document related to the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company, filed in the New York Supreme Court on January 27, 1868. The document bears the signature of Albert Cardoza. The case appears to be related to the railroad activities of James Fisk.
Handwritten legal report from a railroad lawyer to the President of the South Western Railroad Bank in Charleston, South Carolina, dated February 1, 1855. The report details judgments obtained against several individuals, including Isaac N. Cardozo, Jacob N. Cardozo, and Michael Lazarus, noting that these judgments remain 'Unsettled'.
New York State Supreme Court Document, January 28, 1868Court document from the New York State Supreme Court, dated January 28, 1868. The document bears the signature of Albert Cardozo, father of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo. The case appears to be related to James Fisk's railroad interests.