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Preferred Citation:

Virginia Land and Company Share Certificates, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Scope and Contents

Three company shares issued to Samuel Myers of Richmond Virginia spanning the years 1811-1836. The stock shares are for the Kennebec Bridge, Newburyport Turnpike Corporation, and the Bank of Virginia. One share sold to A. L. Warner of the Richmond Library Company in March of 1844, and one stock certificate from the Virginia Land and Loan Company sold to W. S. Harris 15 April 1891.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Myers, Samuel
• Stock certificates