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Franklin and Columbia Turnpike Company capital stock document no. 149, issued to William Harrison, Sr., witnessed 1850 December 02
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Title
Franklin
and
Columbia
Turnpike
Company
capital
stock
document
no
.
149
,
issued
to
William
Harrison
,
Sr.
,
witnessed
1850
December
02
Personal name
Harrison
,
William
,
1799-1865
;
Critz
,
Jacob
;
Cheairs
,
John
Wesley
,
1806-1873
Corporate name
Harrison House (Franklin, Tenn.)
Franklin and Columbia Turnpike Co. (Tenn.)
Topical entry
Business
Transportation
Roads--Tennessee--Williamson County
Roads--Tennessee--Maury County
Toll roads--Tennessee, Middle
Stock certificates--Tennessee, Middle
Toll roads--Tennessee
Business enterprises--Tennessee--Franklin
Business enterprises--Tennessee--Columbia
Geographic entry
Tennessee, Middle--Economic aspects--19th century
Description
A
stock
certificate
of the
antebellum
period
issued
to
William
Harrison
,
Sr
.
certifying
capital
stock
in the
Franklin
and
Columbia
Turnpike
Company
, as
witnessed
on
Dec
.
2
,
1850
.
Historically
, the
turnpikes
started
with
local
ownership
in the
form
of
small
corporations
,
along
with the
issuance
of a
state
charter
. As the
system
became
more
established
,
roads
were "
bought
up
" by
groups
or
individuals
interested
in
profitable
venture
. The
turnpike
phase
was the
most
important
aspect
of
Tennessee's
internal
improvement
system
of the
1830s
. The
economic
aspects
related
to the
turnpikes
provided
a
basis
of
material
wealth
that
contributed
to the
building
of the
railroad
system
in the
1850's
.
Forms
part
of the
Harrison
House
Collection
.
1
document
:
b
&
w
;
17
x
17
cm
.
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Date
1850-12-02
Type
Text
;
Stock
certificates
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
HHC - f5 - Franklin & Columbia Turnpike stock 1850
Language
English
Relation
Harrison
House
Collection
Coverage
1850-1859
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
Location
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