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Auction: 16017 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World
Lot: 848

Benjamin Brewster: Keokuk & des Moines Railway Company, 100 Shares of $100 each, 1887, #114, city view top left, black on yellow paper, hole cancelled, very fine.

Benjamin Brewster (1828-1897) made his fortune in 1849 in the California Gold Rush, establishing a general mercantile store in San Francisco. Later he financed several railways and became involved with John D. Rockefeller in organizing the Standard Oil Company. He served as a trustee for the Standard Oil Trust

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Estimate
£150 to £200