September 29th Rare Autograph & Document Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/29/2022
A partly-printed DS, signed, “C. Vanderbilt,” 1 page, 11 x 17.25, April 15, 1867. Another sheet signed "C.V.", 1 page, 11 x 17.25, April 15, 1867. A stockholder ledger recording receipt of the 10th dividend of the Hudson River Rail Road Company. 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.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Signed Stockholder Dividend and Another Initialed, 1867
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