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John Butterfield signed Stock Certificate

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John Butterfield signed Stock Certificate
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Utica and Waterville Railroad Company stock certificate with revenue stamp, signed by President John Butterfield. Vignette of an early rail car. The rail line opened November 14, 1867. John Butterfield was an operator of stagecoach and freight lines in the 19th century in the American Northeast and Southwest. He founded companies that became American Express and Wells Fargo. Butterfield also founded the Butterfield Overland Express and from 1858 to 1861 operated a stage route running from St. Louis to San Francisco, connecting California to the growing nation. Prag Collection.

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State: New York
Date: 1866
HWAC#: : 29011