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Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company stock certificate

Creation: 1867
 Collection
Accession: 1151

Abstract

The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company was a mining and transportation company headquartered in present day Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. The company was established in 1818, after merging the Lehigh Coal Company and the Lehigh Navigation company. The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company continued to provide coal to mills and factories along the Schuylkill River until its dissolution in 1964. This collection includes one Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company stock certificate for two shares of capital stock.

Dates

  • Creation: 1867

Creator

Extent

1 item(s)

Historical Note

The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company was a mining and transportation company headquartered in present day Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. The company was established in 1818, after merging the Lehigh Coal Company and the Lehigh Navigation company. The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company continued to provide coal to mills and factories along the Schuylkill River until its dissolution in 1964.

Scope and Contents

This collection includes one Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company stock certificate for two shares of capital stock. The certificate is dated January 16, 1867, and stamped "transferred, May 23, 1879."

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.

Language of Materials

English

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title:
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company stock certificate
Description rules:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description:
English
Script of description:
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 2022: Jaime Bressmer

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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