`Stk Chicago. Burlington & Northern RR 1888 s/T J. Murray Forbes A CB&Q RR

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Chicago, Burlington & Northern Railroad Company
A Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Signed by Treasurer, J. Murray Forbes
John Murray Forbes
(February 23, 1813 – October 12, 1898) was an American railroad
magnate
,
merchant
, philanthropist and
abolitionist
. He was president of both the
Michigan Central railroad
and the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
in the 1850s. He kept doing business with
Russell & Company
.
As with
Jay Gould
and
E. H. Harriman
, Forbes was an important figure in the building of America's railroad system
Capital Stock Certificate for shares,  #, Dated 1888  in Green
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