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A Cincinnati Railway Tunnel Company Stock Certificate Issued To And Signed On Verso By John C. Frem

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A Cincinnati Railway Tunnel Company Stock Certificate Issued To And Signed On  Verso By John C. Frem
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1872, Cincinnati. Certificate for 100 preferred shares issued to JOHN FREMONT and signed by him on the verso. Fremont (1813-1890) was an explorer and a Civil War Union general. He was the Republican Party’s first candidate and at the beginning of the Civil War, he commanded the Union Army's Western Department. His ill-advised proclamation confiscating the property of rebelling Missourians and emancipating their slaves soon caused his resignation. After the war, Fremont became interested in Western railroads but, after a series of disastrous ventures, lost both his fortune and reputation. Black on white paper. Top center engraved vignette of Cincinnati and left side vignette of a young woman. A small edge chip at bottom center and slight loss of paper at upper left corner. Uncancelled and in very fine condition.