Transferred stock certificates of the Troy and Greenfield Railroad Company, 1851-1897.

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Transferred stock certificates of the Troy and Greenfield Railroad Company, 1851-1897.

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The treasurer of the Troy and Greenfield Railroad Company was responsible for managing its routine financial accounts throughout the construction of the Troy and Greenfield Railroad and the Hoosac Tunnel. This responsibility included selling stock to fund the project. Certificates, bound in volumes, were issued upon purchase. They were returned and replaced in the original volumes upon transfer of the stock. Ownership in many cases was transferred to the Commonwealth.

0.18 cubic ft. (2 v.)

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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