Ross Oil Company 1865 stock certificate – petroleum Venango Pennsylvania

Description

Up for consideration is a Ross Oil Company stock certificate from 1865:
#613
Issued to David Watt for 300 shares on July 17, 1865
Signed by William McCutcheon as president and Robert Wray Jr. as secretary
Capital stock of 0,000
Datelined: Pittsburgh
US 25c Internal Revenue stamp at left
Uncancelled
Certificate in good condition, toning, small clip on upper left corner
Company property adjacent to the Alleghany River in Venango County, Pennsylvania.
Company wells reportedly pumped 20 barrels per day.