FITCHBURG & WORCESTER RAILROAD Bonds (Lot of 2) 1869. 0 & 0. Massachusetts

Description

Lot of 2 bonds - 0 & 0:
The Fitchburg & Worcester Rail Road Company. 0 & 0 Bonds issued on June 1, 1869. Company Incorporated in 1840 in the State of Massachusetts. Revenue stamps
affixed dated June 1, 1869. Embossed company seal lower right corner. 20-Year Bond. Interest payable at 7% per year on January 1 and July 1. Certificate
No. 334 (0)
&
No. 97 (0)
.
Coupon Numbers 23 – 40 are still attached.
Hand signed by company
treasurer H. F. Coggshaw
. Certificate is about 7” x 12.”
Vignette with steam locomotive at a station with passengers boarding train.
The Fitchburg & Worcester Rail Road Company was incorporated in 1840 to provide a rail connection between Fitchburg and Worcester, Massachusetts. Service began on February 11, 1850, running 18 miles from Fitchburg through Leominster and Sterling to Sterling Junction, where it connected with the Worcester and Nashua Railroad. In July 1866, the nearby Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg Railroad opened a 14-mile extension of its line from Northborough and joined with the Fitchburg and Worcester Railroad at Pratts Junction in Sterling via the towns of Berlin and Clinton. The Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg Railroad and the Fitchburg & Worrester Rail Road merged in 1869. The line was used to transport area recruits to the John E. Wool Civil War training camp in Worcester. The camp was named for General John Ellis Wool, the oldest general to serve during the Civil War, being 77 years old in 1861. He was retired by Lincoln in 1863 after a career spanning 51 years.
Condition:  Very Fine++
, light folds, minor creasing, no tears, light signs of wear/handling/toning (see photos),
stamp and punch cancelled.
Printer:
American Bank Note Company.
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