Lot 553
Mississippi & Missouri Rail Road Stock Certificate Signed by John A. Dix. 1850s, unissued stock certificate that is signed by General Dix. Fine to Very Fine.
John Adams Dix (1798-1879) was a General and Secretary of the Treasury at the beginning of the Civil War. In the first days of the Civil War, Dix sent a telegraph to a treasury officer regarding Federal Treasury property. "If anyone attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the Spot." While we have no proof that anyone was shot because of this order, we do know that General Benjamin F. Bulter, while retaking the New Orleans Mint did have a person hung for tearing down the American flag.
Estimated Value $75 - 150.
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| Realized $46 |
