Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company stock certificate
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Date: 1883
This is an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company stock certificate. At the monthly director's meeting held, August 7, 1883, in Boston, MA, they approved issuing certificates of stock from number A.1 issued August 1, 1883, forward. The directors decided that certificates would be signed by the Assistant Secretary, countersigned by the Assistant Treasurer, and certified across the left end by the Comptroller. The shares were valued at $100 each and they were issued in the State of Kansas.

Big Harvey Oil and Gas Company stock certificate #854
Creator: Big Harvey Oil & Gas Company
Date: Aug. 1, 1917
This is stock certificate #854 for Big Harvey Oil and Gas Company in Newton, Kansas. It was issued to William Hutchinson.

Big Harvey Oil and Gas Company stock certificate #861
Creator: Big Harvey Oil & Gas Company
Date: Aug. 1, 1917
This is stock certificate #861 for Big Harvey Oil and Gas Company in Newton, Kansas. It was issued to B. E. Eatinger.

Bluemont Central College records
Date: 1855-1869
Series of records in the Isaac T. Goodnow collection relating to Bluemont Central College and its successor, the Kansas State Agricultural College, in Manhattan, Kansas. Goodnow was a land agent for the college from 1867-1873.

Brown's Rotary Shuttle Sewing Machine Company stock certificate
Date: February 13, 1875
This stock certificate entitles H. B. Cullum, receiver for the First National Bank in Topeka, Kansas, to 165 shares in capital stock of Brown's Rotary Shuttle Sewing Machine Company in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Geneseo Town Company stock certificate
Creator: Crihfield, Samuel Arthur, 1849-1919
Date: 1889
This Geneseo Town Company stock certificate issued to Samuel Arthur Crihfield by himself as he served as secretary of company. The town was located on the Missouri Pacific and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad lines.

Golden Belt Town Company records
Date: 1886-1897
The Golden Belt Town Company was incorporated in 1886. It was chartered to buy and sell land on the right of way of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway in south-central Kansas, including the communities of Waldeck, Durham, Tampa, Ramona, Lincolnville, Furley, and Peck. The company also owned an undivided one-half interest in the Lost Springs, Aulne, Elbing, Whitewater, and Gladys townsites. Mr. F. H. Kollock of Peabody, Kansas, was named president and served until his death in 1895, at which time Samuel T. Howe assumed the position. G. H. Blackwelder of Wichita was secretary, G. W. Hurd of Abilene was treasurer, and A. Clark of Peabody was general agent. These company records include director's minutes, correspondence, financial statements, land contracts and deeds, and several books containing applications for lots and price lists.

Manhattan Town Association records
Date: 1855-1891
Documents relating to the Manhattan Town Association found in the Isaac T. Goodnow collection. These documents include the first known tax bill in Manhattan, Kansas, as well as numerous stock certificates and land contracts.

New England Emigrant Aid Company stock certificate
Creator: New England Emigrant Aid Company
Date: January 16, 1856
An example of a New England Emigrant Aid Company stock certificate. This certificate was issued to Charles J. Higginson of Boston, Massachusetts for thirteen shares in the company.

New England Emigrant Aid Company stock certificate
Creator: New England Emigrant Aid Company
Date: January 15, 1856
Dated January 15, 1856, this certificate of stock--one share--in the New England Emigrant Aid Company was issued to "John Brown Lawrence K.T."

Orville Chester Brown, share certificate
Creator: Trustees of the Town of Osawatomie: Samuel C. Pomeroy, et. al.,
Date: September 23, 1857
This document, drafted by the Trustees of the Town of Osawatomie, states the boundaries of the town and certifies that Orville C. Brown is the proprietor of 100 town shares.

Osawatomie Town Company, Share Certificate
Date: May 28, 1858
This blank share in the Osawatomie Town Company was signed by the secretary and by O. C. Brown, President. The document states that the town was chartered in January 1858, and on the side is a note declaring that Osawatomie was burned in 1856 and rebuilt in 1857.

Saint Joseph and Topeka Railroad Company stock certificate
Creator: St. Joseph and Topeka Railroad Company
Date: August 4, 1857
This stock certificate represents one share of stock (No. 50) in the Saint Joseph and Topeka Railroad Company issued to Sevest Swendson. The certificate indicates it is a temporary issue and that permanent certificates would be issued when the company organized permanently. The certificate is signed by W. Broadus Thompson, president, and Alex A. Jameson, secretary.

Stock Certificate, Topeka Bridge Company
Creator: Topeka Bridge Company
Date: May 22, 1858
This stock certificate (No. 39) certified that Milton C. Dickey owned one share of the Topeka Bridge Company. It was signed by Franklin Crane, president of the company.

Stock Certificate, one share of Delaware City town lots
Date: July 8, 1857
The Delaware Town Company of Lawrence issued this certificate to validate Samuel F. Tappan's ownership of one share of town stock valued at $500. Investors in Delaware City promoted the town as the point on the Missouri River from which freight could be shipped to Lawrence most cheaply.

The Geneseo Town Company
Creator: Geneseo Town Company
Date: September 23, 1889
This is a certificate for 20 shares of capital stock in The Geneseo Town Company. It was issued to S. H. Crihfield.

Town Company Stock Certificate for Oswego, Kansas
Date: April 11, 1868
This is a stock certificate for the Town Company of the Town of Oswego, La Bette [Labette] County, Kansas. It was issued to W. S. Newlon.

Town Share Certificate, Pawnee Association
Creator: Pawnee Town Association
Date: May 2, 1855
This certificate (no. 244) is made out to F. L. Crane. On the back was a notation made by Crane, probably at a later date, indicating that he had paid $250 for the share and that A. H. Reeder had intended that Pawnee be the state capital.