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Office of the V. S. & T. R. R. Company
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Monroe La. 1st Jany 1861
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| His Excellency |
| T. O. Moore |
| Governor of Louisiana |
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Dear Sir, |
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I hereby make application for twenty one thousand dollars
of Bonds of the State to be issued to the Vicksburg, Shreveport &
Texas Railroad Company on account of the States subscription to its
Capital Stock. By reference to the annexed Statement herewith
presented in accordance with the provision of the law it will be seen
that there has been paid in on calls upon individual and Municipal
Subscriptions $1,125,936.94 entitling the Company to draw $281,000
from the State, $260,000 of which have heretofore been received by it
in Bonds leaving twenty one thousand which it is now entitled to draw
and for which this application is respectfully made. |
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C. G. Young President
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Received Baton Rouge 12 Jany 1861 from His Excellency T. O. Moore
Governor of Louisiana the twenty one Bonds for which the above
application was made.
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C. G. Young President
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Office Vicksburg, Shreveport & Texas RR Co
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Monroe La Jany 1st 1861
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State of Louisiana
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Parish of Ouachita
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Chas G. Young President and Oliver D. Stillman Secretary of
the Vicksburg Shreveport & Texas Railroad Company, State that
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| the sum paid in and received on the Stock of
Individual Subscribers |
$911,569.57 |
| by the Parish of Madison |
96,758.85 |
| Parish of Caddo |
100,322.65 |
| City of Shreveport |
21,212.88 |
| and the City of Vicksburg |
20,512.40 |
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$1,150,376.35 |
| Less Tax Reduction |
24,439.41 |
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$1,125,936.94 |
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Making the Sum of One Million One Hundred and twenty five thousand nine
hundred & thirty six 94/100 Dollars to this date.
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Given under our hands & Seal of Office this 1st day of January
1861C. G. Young President
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O. D. Stillman Secretary
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Sworn to & Subscribed before me this 1st day of January 1861
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Paul M. Euery
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J. Peace
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