Ten shares (at $100 per share). 6¾x10¾" pictorial engraved and lettered stock certificate issued for Abijah W. Chapin (of Springfield, MA), September 16, 1856. With original accompanying printed & handwritten document signed by Chapin and a witness (attached to stock with small nail); and original docketed envelope.

Signed by the Secretary (Fargo), President (Butterfield) and Treasurer (Holland). In 1850, Wells & Company joined with two other express companies to form the American Express Company which covered the eastern sector of the United States, with the western sector being covered by Wells, Fargo and Company.