American Merchants Union Express Company signed by William Fargo.

Stock Certificate signed: "Wm G. Fargo" as President, "E. P. Ross" as Treasurer and "J. N. Knapp" as Secretary, to JB Jenkins, 1868 Dec 28th. Certificate No. 676 for 5 shares. The stock Issue of 180,000 shares of Capital Stock; each share was worth $100. Fine condition all signatures bold.

William Fargo (May 20, 1818 – August 3, 1881) was a pioneer American expressman who helped found the modern-day financial firms of American Express Company and Wells Fargo with his business partner, Henry Wells. He was also the 27th Mayor of Buffalo, serving from 1862 until 1866 during the U.S. Civil War.

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