PHILADELPHIA & LANCASTER TURNPIKE -WILLIAM BINGHAM 1795

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PHILADELPHIA & LANCASTER TURNPIKE STOCK CERTIFICATE ON VELLUM, DATED MARCH 16, 1795. THIS CERTIFICATE IS SIGNED BY WILLIAM BINGHAM (1752-1804) ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST MEN IN THE COLONIES. BEAUTIFUL VIGNETTE OF WAGON AND HORSES, THE EARLIEST VIGNETTE ON A U.S. STOCK CERTIFICATE. EMBOSSED SEAL OF THE COMPANY DATED 1792. VARIOUS TRANSFERS ARE LISTED ON THE REVERSE. TWO VERTICAL FOLDS. EXCELLENT CONDITION, UNUSUAL AND DESIRABLE! EARLY DOCUMENT, PRINTED ON VELLUM, WILLIAM BINGHAM'S SIGNATURE, FIRST VIGNETTE---WHAT MORE COULD A CERTIFICATE COLLECTOR ASK FOR?