BOSTON, CLINTON, FITCHBURG & NEW BEDFORD RAILROAD Stock 1876. Buzzards Bay. VF++

Description

Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg & New Bedford Railroad Company. Stock issued June 1, 1876. Incorporated in 1876 in the State of Massachusetts
. Embossed company seal lower left. Certificate
No. 186
was issued to Mrs. T. B. Washington for one share of capital stock. Hand signed by company
president Solomon H. Howe
and treasurer Lawrence Griswall. Certificate is about 7.5” x 11”. Black print on cream-colored heavy vellum paper.
Vignette with the state seal of Massachusetts, bottom center.
The Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg & New Bedford Railroad was formed in 1876 when the Boston, Clinton & Fitchburg Railroad merged with the New Bedford Railroad. The Boston, Clinton & Fitchburg Railroad connected with the key railroad hubs of Worcester, Framingham, and Ayer, as well as several important industrial town such as Fitchburg and Lowell. The New Bedford Railroad linked Framinham with New Bedford, which was a key deep water port at Buzzards Bay. In 1879, the road was leased to the Old Colony Railroad, and in 1883 it was consolidated into the Old Colony network.
Condition:  Very Fine++
, light vertical folds, minor creasing, no tears, light signs of wear/handling/toning (see photos),
uncancelled - transferred.
Printer:
American Bank Note Company, Boston.
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