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Title	Howland Circulating Library Co. share certificate owned by founder and president, Joseph Howland
Creator	The Howland Circulating Library Co.
Date.Original	1872-02-28
Description	Certificate shows that the Founder and President of the Howland Circulating Library Co., Joseph Howland, purchased two shares that cost $25 dollars each on February 28th, 1872. Certificate is stated as being "No. 6." It is signed by Secretary, J. W. Spaight, President, Joseph Howland and countersigned by Librarian, J. A. Badeau. Joseph Howland was a Brigadier General during the American Civil War. The location of Matteawan, N. Y. is now known as Beacon, N. Y.
Notes	The Howland Circulating Library Co. later became named the Howland Public Library.
Subject.TGM	Libraries Civil wars Military officers Certificates
Subject.LCSH	United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Personal Name	Howland, Joseph, 1834-1886 Spaight, J. W. (John W.) Badeau, J. A.
Corporate Name	Howland Public Library Howland Circulating Library Co.
Location	Beacon - Dutchess County - New York
HRVH Topic	People Military Business & Industry
Language	eng
Format.Original	share certificate; 6 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (17 x 22 1/4 cm.)
Resource Type	Text
Publisher.Digital	Howland Public Library
Date.Digital	2010-04-22
Format.Digital	image/jpeg
Digital Collection	History of the Howland Public Library
Holding Institution	Howland Public Library
Contact Information	313 Main Street Beacon, NY 12508 845-831-1134 http://beaconlibrary.org
Rights	This item may be used for educational and research purposes only. Contact organization for publications use.

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