This is a pretty unreadable stock certificate from the mid-1800's issued by Albany Manual Labor University This institution began as Albany Manual Labor Academy and was founded in 1847 in Athens County, Ohio. It began as a family-run academy. [x=#236/]William Lewis, a graduate of Oberlin College, his wife Eliza, and William[x=#237/]s sister Lamira, who had originally begun to teach students in her father[x=#237/]s home, opened the Lewis Academy[x=#214/] In 1850, the academy, shifting from individual ownership to joint stock company, was renamed the Albany Manual Labor College. While text is pretty clear, the handwritten parts are not. There's a Greek themed vignette on the left side of the document. Please see photos for more detail and condition.Date: 1857Country (if not USA): State: OhioCity: Athens CountyProvenance: Ken Prag Collection