Specimen bond: Morris & Essex Railroad Co., State of New Jersey, Second Mortgage Convertible Bond. $1000. Due August 1, 1891. 7% interest payable semi-annually.
Unregistered and unissued 1867 bond.
Printed in black and red on wove paper (no watermark), 15-1/2" wide x 23" high, folded to 4" wide x 7-3/4" high. All forty nine $35.00 interest coupons present.
To be issued to trustees, Jacob D. Vermilye and Dudley B. Fuller, or bearer.
Acquisition
Accession
2014.001
Source or Donor
Purchase
Acquisition Method
Purchase
Credit Line
Museum Collections.
Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1866 - 1867
Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1866, 1867
Date(s): 1866-1867
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
General Notes
Note
Notes: Morris & Essex Railroad (M&E) was chartered in 1835 and first trains operated in 1836. The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad became the leaseholder of the M&E with an agreement dated Dec. 10, 1868 and took control January 1, 1869. The M&E was formally merged with the DL&W on July 26, 1945.
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2014-01-21
