Restrictions to Access

No restrictions. Open for research.

Copyright Notice

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the Miscellaneous stock certificates, bonds, and currency #4672, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information

Transferred from various collections in the Southern Historical Collection.

Sensitive Materials Statement

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The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.

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• Bonds--Confederate States of America.
• Bonds--United States--History--19th century.
• Money--Confederate States of America.
• Money--United States--History--19th century.
• Paper money--Confederate States of America.
• Paper money--Soviet Union--History.
• Paper money--United States--History--19th century.
• Railroads--Finance--History--19th century.
• Stocks--United States--History--19th century.

Currency, bonds, stock certificates, and other items separated from various collections in the Southern Historical Collection. Much of the currency and many of the bonds were issued by the Confederate States of America; some is from other countries, including early examples of paper money from the Soviet Union. Also included are bonds issued by New York and other states and stock certificates and other papers issued by railroads and other companies.