Certificate of Beneficial Interest for Santa Fe Springs Oil Syndicate No. 3

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"Certificate of Beneficial Interest" for Santa Fe Springs Oil Syndicate No. 3

Entry/Object ID

2013.619.1.1

Description

"Certificate of Beneficial Interest" for Santa Fe Springs Oil Syndicate No. 3, 31 January 1923. The document states that the holder was the owner of one "beneficial interest" in the company according to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated 28 November 1922, which specified that the number of said interests was limited to 6,500. The document is signed by the syndicate's president and secretary. In May 1922, E. A. Parkford, the president, began selling $200 an interest shares in the syndicate to develop a well on his property. With light soiling, minor browning and incidental rubbing, the overall condition is good.

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Cattle--Marking--Los Angeles County (Calif.), Cattle brands--Los Angeles County (Calif.)

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Certificates