Partly-printed DS, signed “Henry Wells" and "Wm. G. Fargo,” one page, 12.25 x 8.25, January 16, 1865. Handsomely engraved certificate for two shares of capital stock in the American Express Company issued to Daniel Butterfield of New York. Signed at the conclusion by Wells as president and Fargo as secretary. Also endorsed on the reverse by Butterfield, who was a noted Union general in the Civil War and whose father was a co-founder of American Express. In very good condition, with light dampstaining touching both signatures.
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