2022-11 Raynors HCA Auction
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DuPont, Henry Algernon (1838-1926) was an American military officer, businessman, and politician from Delaware. A member of the famed du Pont family, he graduated first in his class from West Point shortly after the beginning of the American Civil War and served in the U.S. Army, earning the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Cedar Creek in October 1864. After retiring from the army in 1875, he was president of the Wilmington and Northern Railroad Company for 20 years, until 1899. Beautifully engraved stock certificate from the Wilmington & Northern Rail Road Company issued December 23, 1901, to Jay Hare for One Share. This historic document has an ornate border around it with vignettes of a river scene and old shipyard. This item is hand signed by the company's president, "H(enry) A. DuPont."
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