A $1,000 mortgage bond from the Western Maryland Rail Road Company guaranteed by the City of Baltimore and paid out on March 1, 1900. The bond is signed by George M. Bokee, tenth president of the company, and D. Preston Parr, company secretary. The verso is signed by Baltimore City Mayor Robert Banks and Register…

Western Maryland Rail Road Company mortgage bond

Description

A $1,000 mortgage bond from the Western Maryland Rail Road Company guaranteed by the City of Baltimore and paid out on March 1, 1900. The bond is signed by George M. Bokee, tenth president of the company, and D. Preston Parr, company secretary. The verso is signed by Baltimore City Mayor Robert Banks and Register John A. Robb. The bond was likely issued to help finance the rebuilding of the Western Maryland Railroad infrastructure after the Civil War and expand operations to Hagerstown, Maryland (which the war had previously interrupted).

Creator

Western Maryland Railroad Company

Date

1870-07-01

Publisher

Baltimore: Printed by John Y. Slater

Language(s)

English

Collection Number

MS 2190

Dimensions

17.75 x 10.5 inches

Extent

1 page

Resource ID

2321

Notes

Print on paper

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

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