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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04333 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1814 |
| Title | Certificate for one share of "Hudson River Steam-Boat Stock" |
| Date | 1 August 1814 |
| Author | Fulton, Robert (1765-1815) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Certificate, signed by Fulton, entitling Cadwallader D. Colden to one share of "Hudson River Steam Boat Stock" upon payment of $500. Certificate refers to May 13, 1814, articles of agreement and August 1, 1814 memorandum of agreement between Fulton and Colden and contains receipt, acknowledging payment of $250. Colden (1769-1834), Robert Fulton's friend, lawyer, and first biographer, later became mayor of New York and a U.S. congressman. He also headed the syndicate that purchased the Hudson River Steamboat Company after Fulton's death in 1815. Accompanied by unrelated manuscript receipt, dated February 22, 1824, for shipment of freight on the "Steam Boat Charlotte." |
| Subjects | Finance Commerce Steam Steamboat Invention Inventor Transportation |
| People | Fulton, Robert (1765-1815) Colden, Cadwallader David (1769-1834) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Robert Fulton was an engineer and entrepreneur, often credited with inventing the steamboat. While Fulton did not invent any of the individual components of the steamboat, he did combine the ideas of many other men to make the most successful steamboat. He also owned and operated a number of steamboats. Cadwallader D. Colden served as district attorney and mayor for New York City, and as a Congressman from New York State. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |