DESCRIPTION: Two York Haven Harrisburg Bridge stock certificates. Each dated May 15th, 1834. Numbers 55 and 56. Each purchased for $50. Signed by the President and Treasurer of the York Haven & Harrisburg Bridge Turnpike Road Company. Purchased by Jacob M. Haldeman. Jacob Miller Haldeman was born March 4, 1781 in Manheim Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania and died December 15, 1857 in Harrisburg. About 1806 he purchased the water power and forge at the mouth of the Yellow Breeches Creek, Cumberland County, and established himself in the iron business. He soon added a rolling and slitting mill to his works. During the War of 1812 he supplied the Government with iron which he forwarded across the South Mountain on muleback to the arsenal at Harper's Ferry, where it was manufactured into guns. All of this iron he gave to the Government. In 1814 he established the town of Haldeman, now New Cumberland, where he built a saw mill and a gristmill. In August 1809, he and Thomas Fisher bought the mill and forge of John Walker, situated on the Conedoguinet Creek, a mile due north of Hogestown, and jointly operated both until December 1814, when Mr. Haldeman sold out to his partner, Fisher. After the war of 1812 he invested largely in real estate in Dauphin County, and in 1830 he moved to Harrisburg where he purchased a residence on Front Street (Nos. 25 and 27 North Front street), in which he lived until his death. He was one of the incorporators of the Chestnut Hill Iron Ore Company of Columbia in 1851, and was also one of the incorporators and managers of the Susquehanna Tide Water Canal Company. He also aided in building the bridge over the river at Harrisburg, and was president of the company owning it, the Harrisburg Bridge Company. From the US Genealogical Web Archives: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/cumberland/bios/zeamer/haldeman-jacob-m.txt MEASUREMENTS: Each approximately 7-3/4" x 5-3/4". CONDITION: Toning, creasing, foxing, and minimal wear to surface consistent with age. Overall very good condition.