1861 New Haven & Hartford RR Mary S. Brisbane Dividend Transfer Form Litchfield
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1861 New Haven & Hartford RR Mary S. Brisbane Dividend Transfer Form Litchfield. Transcription Litchfield, Conn., May 6th, 1861 $36.00 Cashier of the N.Y. & N. Haven Rail Road Co. Pay to the order of J. M. Coit, Esq., Cashier, the dividend due on 36 shares of Capital Stock standing on the books of said Company in my name, Mary S. Brisbane, dec’d Geo. Moody, Executor Noted “27th Street” at bottom left. Reverse side: Mary S. Brisbane Order for Dividend No. 11 (followed by multiple signatures and endorsements—likely bank processing notations) 🧾 Interpretation This is a dividend payment authorization dated May 6, 1861, issued from Litchfield, Connecticut, by George Moody, executor of the estate of Mary S. Brisbane, deceased. Moody instructs the Cashier of the New York & New Haven Rail Road Company to pay the dividend due on 36 shares of company stock registered under Brisbane’s name to J. M. Coit, cashier—likely of a local bank in Litchfield or Hartford. The amount noted—$36.00—represents a typical $1-per-share semiannual dividend paid by the railroad at that time. This transaction took place shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War (April 1861), showing how regular corporate financial operations like dividends continued despite national upheaval. The document is also a fine example of early printed dividend forms used by Connecticut banks and railroad stockholders, with blanks filled in by hand in ink. It measures approx. 2 3/4" x 7 7/8" **Shipped securely inside a poly sleeve sandwiched in cardboard, inside a rigid mailer via USPS Ground Advantage service w/ tracking** Click HERE to see postcards I have available. Click HERE to see transit and trade tokens I have available. Click HERE to see billheads I have available. Click HERE to see letterheads I have available. For U.S. based orders, the shipping cost for the first purchase is $4.00 and no extra cost for additional similar items such as billheads, letterheads, tickets, patches, post cards, trade cards, stock certificates that can safely be shipped in the same package. I have over 58,000 unique items here on eBay - Click HERE to visit my store & save with combined shipping for multiple buys. For U.S. orders on a PC, use the "add to cart" feature to select multiple items before paying. If the cart does not combine shipping costs, I will refund excess fees as I pack your order the following morning. I have enjoyed buying and selling vintage collectibles for over 40 years. Unless noted otherwise, all items I offer are original and not reproductions. Please review photos for condition issues (if any) as they are part of the description, and contact me with questions before bidding or buying. All items are securely packed and shipped via USPS. Please rely on my 25+ yr. 10,000+ 99.9% feedback rating as a guide to your buying decision. I hope all is well with you and your family — thanks for stopping by! – Jerry
