Certificate of deposit: Morris & Essex Railroad Co. shares for D.L. & W. R.R. stock; William H. Tams, May 9, 1945.
Entry/Object ID
2012.007.0074
Scope and Content
Certificate of Deposit for five capital shares of The Morris and Essex Railroad Company, New York, $50 par value, issued to William H. Tams, May 9, 1945. Certificate no. 444.
Engraved and printed paper, 8-1/8" high x 12-1/16" wide; perforations, punches; inkstamps; holographic ink.
The Morris & Essex Railroad preceded the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad. It was leased by the D.L. & W. in 1868 and who took control in 1869.
This certificate represents the surrender of M&E shares for transfer into Delaware Lackwanna & Western R.R. stock per the 1945 merger of the M&E into the D.L. & W. R.R. (Its suburban passenger routes originated or ended at Lackawanna Terminal in Hoboken; the suburban routes are still operate and are known as the Morris & Essex lines of New Jersey Transit.)
Printed by the American Bank Note Co.
Acquisition
Accession
2012.007
Source or Donor
Lukacs, Claire
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a Friend of the Museum.
