Ida Tarbell

“ When transfer of stock upon the corporate books is desired by virtue of this assignment, it must be placed in the hands of an attorney in fact, both for the assignee and the undersigned trustees, and said attorney shall first obtain the proper certificates and scrip from all the several companies, and thereupon shall deliver the certificates to the trustees and the stock certificates and scrip to the party or parties entitled thereto. ”

“ For value received, I hereby assign the corporate stocks mentioned or referred to in the within assignment, and authorise their transfer upon the respective corporate books to myself or my heirs.
(Signed in writing) John D. Rockefeller. ”

“ The several corporations will issue stock certificates for whole shares and scrip for fractions of shares and upon presentation of fractional share scrip sufficient for the purpose, certificates for whole shares will be issued. ”