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North American Land Company Certificates

10 Certificates: Signed by Robert Morris and N.A.L.C. Secretary James Marshall, brother of Supreme Court Justice John Marshall. Stock sold for $100 per share and represented about 200 acres of real estate and guaranteed a return of6% per share or $6 a share. The 3 speculators divided the capital stock of $3,000,000 into 30,000 shares of 200 acres each.

SHARES OF STOCK
Date of Issue # of
Shares
Purchaser # Representing Cancelled Location
3/10/1795 10 James Greenleaf 27 261-270 No CERT-1
3/10/1795 5 James Greenleaf 63 561-562 No CERT-2
 4/18/1795 10 William Temple Franklin  1104 15,013-15.022 Yes CERT-3
 4/18/1795 5 William Temple Franklin 1146 15,273-15,277 No CERT-4
 4/18/1795 1 Dr. Enoch Edwards 1370 15,609 No CERT-5
 4/18/1795 1 Dr. Enoch Edwards 1404 15,643 No CERT-6
 4/18/1795 2 Dr. Enoch Edwards 1285 16,631-16,362 No CERT-7
 4/18/1795 5 Dr. Enoch Edwards 1483 15,758-15,762 No CERT-8
10/15/1795 2 James Rees 2031 22,264-22,265 No CERT-9
10/15/1795 4 James Rees 2067 13,270-13,273 No CERT-10
CERT-3 CERT-10