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Petersburg Rail Road Co. (83817)

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Railroadiana, Trains Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Petersburg Rail Road Co.  (83817)
SOLD
100.00USDto k************p+ buyer's premium (25.00)
This item SOLD at 2019 Jan 25 @ 14:17UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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200 shares of Petersburg Rail Road Co., cert. 21153 issued to pres. Reuben Ragland. Signed D. G. Potts, treas. and Reuben Ragland, pres. Assigned to Joseph D. Evans on May 21, 1873. Petersburg Railroad ran from Petersburg, VA, south to Garysburg, NC. Vignette of railroad. Raised com. seal. Operations started in 1833, partially sponsored by Commonwealth of VA. Carried food and equipment during Civil War to General Robert E. Lee's troops and carried prisioners of war. Lt. General Ulyssess S. Grant's troops severed rails to interfere in war effort. Resume operation of line after war in 1866. Trains running by Apr. 11, 1866. Printed: Corles, Macy & Co. Stationers, 33 Nassau St. N.Y. Prag collection. State: Southern Multi-state Rails City: Date: