Weaverville and Shasta Railroad Company

Date

1860

Location

Weaverville, California

Amount

$100

Signatures

  • D. E Gordon
  • William Lowden

Description

This is a stock certificate for the Weaverville & Shasta Wagon Road Company signed by famous Pony Express rider, William Lowden. Its issued number is 5-2, and it represents one share in the company valued at $100.

Notable Bond Imagery

At the top of this stock certificate is a vignette of a period-covered wagon drawn by six horses on a wooden road.

Certificate with black ink shows intricate lettering, a company seal, signatures, and a vignette of a horse-drawn wagon
Backside shows handwriting that says ‘October 8 day (illegible)’
Transcription 
						The Weaverville & Shasta Wagon Road Company stock certificate reads:
Weaverville & Shasta Wagon Road Company
No 5-2. One Share
Capital Stock $20,000. Number of Shares 200
Weaverville, October 18, 1860
This Certificate entitles (illegible. illegible) or the holder hereof with Endorsement to One Share in the Stock of the Weaverville and Shasta Wagon Road Company.
Signed by the Secretary D.E. Gordon
Signed by the President W.S. Lowden
Kuchel & Dresel’s Lith S.F.
Written across the printed text of the certificate is a note that reads:
Cancelled Nov. 14 1864, (illegible) issue of (illegible illegible) Certificate W. S. Lowden (illegible).
On the back of this certificate is the hand-written date: 
October 8 day (illegible)

Accession No:

2017.002.066