September 10th Rare Autographs, Books and Sports
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American tycoon, businessman, and philanthropist (1794–1877) who built his wealth in railroads and shipping. Partly-printed DS, signed “C. Vanderbilt,” 1 page, 11 x 17.25, April 15, 1868. Portion of a stockholder ledger recording receipt of the 12th dividend of the Hudson River Rail Road Company, signed by C. Vanderbilt, also signed by Moses Taylor and other important business personalities of the 19th cent. In fine condition.
Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877) was an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and shipping.After working with his father's business, Vanderbilt worked his way into leadership positions in the inland water trade and invested in the rapidly growing railroad industry. Nicknamed "The Commodore", he is known for owning the New York Central Railroad. His biographer T. J. Stiles says, "He vastly improved and expanded the nation's transportation infrastructure, contributing to a transformation of the very geography of the United States. He embraced new technologies and new forms of business organization, and used them to compete....He helped to create the corporate economy that would define the United States into the 21st century.
Moses Taylor (January 11, 1806 – May 23, 1882) was a 19th-century New York merchant and banker and one of the wealthiest men of that century. At his death, his estate was reported to be worth $70 million, or about $1.9 billion in today's dollars. He controlled the National City Bank of New York (later to become Citibank), the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad, and the Moses Taylor & Co. import business, and he held numerous other investments in railroads and industry.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Signed
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