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Certificate of Stock in the Town of Swartwout (127049)

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Certificate of Stock in the Town of Swartwout  (127049)
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375.00USD+ (93.75) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2020 Dec 17 @ 16:50UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Issued to John Green for one share in stock of the town of Swartwout. Signed by two of the towns founders, Arthur Garner and Thomas Bradley. Sam Houston was famously one of the shareholders. The town was located in Southwestern Polk County at the site of an Alabama-Coushatta Indian Village settled in 1835 starting with a trading post. In 1875 after construction of a road infrastructure along with railroads used to transport goods, the town fell into decline. A monument was erected in 1936 on the site. Printed by the Telegraph Press Houston. cert no 43, probably 1835 but undated.

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State: Texas
City: Trinity River
Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

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