Richard Borden signed Bay State Steamboat Co - 1850's dated Autograph Stock Certificate

Richard Borden, Manufacturer and Executive of great importance, he signs at the front as president of this steamboat company. Being so active in Fall River, was he related to Lizzy Borden of Ax Murder fame? Worthy of further research. Massachusetts state seal, steamboat, and another small steamboat and train at left border. 1850's. Nice condition and very rare.

Colonel Richard Borden (1795–1874) was an American businessman and civic leader from Fall River, Massachusetts. He co-founded the Fall River Iron Works in 1821, and later built several early cotton mills, as well as the Fall River Line, Fall River Gas Works Company, the Fall River Railroad, banks and other businesses. The Borden family would dominate the economic and civic life of Fall River into the early 20th century.

When the Town of Fall River was established in 1803, the Borden family had been well established in the area for over a century. In 1714, Colonel Richard's ancestor (also named Richard) purchased land along the falls of the Quequechan River from Benjamin Church, along with a saw mill, a grist mill and a fulling mill. Eventually the Borden family would acquire the water rights of the entire Quequechan River valley, and its tremendous potential. Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Borden