OLD COLONY RAILROAD CO Stock 1888 Boston, MA Inc. 1863 C.F. Choate SIG ABNC VF++

Description

Old Colony Railroad Company. Stock issued December 4, 1888 at Boston. Incorporated August 5, 1863.
Embossed company seal lower left. Certificate
No. 17295
was issued to Elizabeth L. Bond of Cambridge, Massachusetts for one share of capital stock (0 per share). Hand signed by company
president Charles F. Choate (see bio below)
and treasurer John M. Washburn. Certificate is about 7” x 10.” Black print on vellum paper.
Vignette with train departing station at busy wharf.
The Old Colony Railroad was a major railroad system, mainly covering southeastern Massachusetts and parts of Rhode Island. It operated from 1845 to 1893. Old Colony trains ran from Boston to points such as Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Newport, Providence, Fitchburg, Lowell and Cape Cod. For many years the Old Colony Railroad Company also operated steamboat and ferry lines, including those of the Fall River Line. The Old Colony Railroad was named after the "Old Colony", the nickname for the Plymouth Colony.
From 1845 to 1893, the
Old Colony Railroad
network grew extensively largely through a series of mergers and acquisitions with other established railroads, until it was itself acquired by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad under lease agreement on March 1, 1893 for its entire 617-mile network. After this date, all trains, lines, and stations became known as the "Old Colony Division" of the huge "New Haven" system.
Charles Francis Choate (1828 – 1911) was a prominent attorney and corporate executive who was involved with a number of companies, including the Fall River, Warren and Providence Railroad Company as a Director, the Old Colony Steamboat Company as a Director, and the Old Colony Railroad Company as a Director and its first president. Choate was also council for the Boston and Maine Railroad and a Director of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad.
Condition:  Very Fine++
, light folds, very minor creasing, no tears, light signs of wear/handling/toning (see photos),
punch and stamp cancelled.
Printer:
American Bank Note Company.
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