Stk-Alabama & Vicksburg RY 1890 MS #12 Cap 7 M share cert.

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Alabama & Vicksburg Railway Company Certificate for shares CAPITAL stock. Inc: 1889 MississippiIssued JANUARY 30, 1890 ** NOTEWORTHY ** Certificate #12 BLACK bordered and underprint Has been crayon & hole cancelled Has been folded Has been hand signed. Measures 10 3/4" x 10 3/4" Office was in Cincinnati, Ohio for this certificate. This certificate is for Capital of $700,000 or 7,000 shares. ALABAMA AND VICKSBURG RAILWAY COMPANY 1904-1952 The Alabama and Vicksburg Railway Company had its origins in the Vicksburg and Jackson and the Southern Mississippi railroads. The Vicksburg and Jackson and the Southern Mississippi railroads were consolidated in 1856 as the Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad. The railroad continued to operate under this name until it was foreclosed upon and sold on February 4, 1889. The Sterling Trust, Limited, of London, England, through its subsidiary, the Alabama, New Orleans, Texas, and Pacific Junction Railways Company, Limited, bought the Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad. The railroad was incorporated as the Vicksburg and Alabama Railway Company on March 18, 1889. The Sterling Trust, Limited, continued to operate the railway until 1926 when the Illinois Central Railroad, through its subsidiary, the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad, leased the railway for 365 years. The Illinois Central Railroad began to read more