Known Autograph Occurrences

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Known autograph occurrences
on collectible certificates

This represents a full listing of railroad-related certificates
known to exist with the celebrity autograph of:

Scott, Thomas Alexander

1823-1881

Fourth president of Pennsylvania RR (1871-1880) when it was world's largest system. Assistant Secretary of War (under Stanton) during Civil War. Employed Andrew Carnegie as personal secretary during Civil War. Director Union Pacific and president of the U.P. for one year. Also president of the Texas & Pacific. Fought Gould's expansion of Erie. Lost battle with J.D. Rockefeller over oil transportation via the South Improvement Company.	Click to see larger picture

Company	Certificate	Role
Columbus & Indiana Central Railway Co	COL-726-S-40	stockholder
The Denver & Boulder Valley Rail Road Co	DEN-198-S-50	stockholder
Elmira Jefferson & Canandaigua Rail Road Co	ELM-588-S-50	president
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad (Rail Road) Co	GRA-330c-S-41	stockholder
Harrisburg Portsmouth Mount Joy (Mountjoy) & Lancaster Rail Road Co	HAR-465-S-50a	president
The Hollidays Cove Railroad Co	HOL-115-S-50	stockholder
Indianapolis & St Louis Railroad Co	IND-882-B-30
Indianapolis & Vincennes Railroad Co	IND-947-S-46	president
Jeffersonville Madison & Indianapolis Railroad Co	JEF-939-S-40	president
Jeffersonville Madison & Indianapolis Railroad Co	JEF-939-S-49	president
Jeffersonville Madison & Indianapolis Railroad Co	JEF-939-S-50	president
J W Streets Palace Stock Car Co	JWS-563-S-50	stockholder
Maxwell Land Grant & Railway Co	MAX-750-B-50	trustee
Mifflin & Centre County Rail Road Co	MIF-500-S-50
Pennsylvania Co	PEN-315-S-40	president
Pennsylvania Co	PEN-315-S-40
Pennsylvania Co	PEN-315-S-45	president
Pennsylvania Co	PEN-315-S-80	president
The Riverfront Railroad Co	RIV-357-S-50	president
The Riverfront Railroad Co	RIV-357-S-50	stockholder
Shelby & Rush Railroad Co	SHE-380-S-50	president
(The) Southern Pacific Rail Road (Railroad) Co	SOU-757-S-20	stockholder
Southern Trans-Continental Railway Co	SOU-840-O-40	president
Toledo Logansport & Burlington Railway Co	TOL-424-S-50	stockholder
(The) Western Pennsylvania Rail Road (Railroad) Co	WES-810-S-55	stockholder

Autograph samples

Please note: I do NOT authenticate autographs. These samples were provided
by collectors and dealers who had evidence to believe these are valid
signatures. Please contact me if you discover evidence to the contrary.

Date	Autograph sample	Source
1870s		Collector Contribution
1872		Collector Contribution
1872		Collector Contribution
1873		Collector Contribution
1873		Collector Contribution
1876		Collector Contribution
prob late 1870s		'Contemporary American Biography,' 1899

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