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Albany Manual Labor University Stock Certificate [129785]

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Albany Manual Labor University Stock Certificate  [129785]
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This institution began as Albany Manual Labor Academy and was founded in 1847 in Athens County, Ohio. It began as a family-run academy. “William Lewis, a graduate of Oberlin College, his wife Eliza, and William’s sister Lamira, who had originally begun to teach students in her father’s home, opened the Lewis Academy… In 1850, the academy, shifting from individual ownership to joint stock company, was renamed the Albany Manual Labor College. While text is pretty clear, the handwritten parts are not. There's a Greek themed vignette on the left side of the document. Please see photos for more detail and condition.

Date: 1857
Country (if not USA):
State: Ohio
City: Athens County
Provenance: Ken Prag Collection