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Partly-printed DS, signed “H. M. Flagler” and “Wm. Rockefeller,” one page, 10.75 x 7.75, June 16, 1898. Stock certificate for 100 shares in the Standard Oil Trust issued to Moore & Schley, signed in ink by William Rockefeller as attorney in fact and Henry M. Flagler as secretary. The original receipt remains affixed to the left edge. In fine condition.
Henry Flagler (1830-1913) was a real estate and railroad entrepreneur who also co-founded Standard Oil, remembered for his efforts to make Florida the 'Newport of the South' by providing extensive rail access and grand hotels to lure wealthy vacationers. William Rockefeller (1841-1922), the younger brother of business magnate John D. Rockefeller, was a co-founder of Standard Oil who also had interests in mining, railways, public utilities, and banking.
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