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Auction: 20128 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World e-Auction
Lot: 119

Great Britain: Mercy [sic.] and Irwell Navigation, certificate for one share, 1724, #308, black printing, on vellum, red wax seal with signatures of seven officers of the company, blue paper revenue stamps. The company received its Act of Parliament in 1721 and work began on making the Rivers Mersey and Irwell navigable in 1724. By 1734 small boats were able to sail from the centre of Manchester through to the Irish Sea. The company was acquired by its great rival, the Bridgewater Canal Company, in 1846. Slight toning on the vellum but VF and rare. [R8]

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