Partially Printed Document Signed, “J. Pierpont Morgan”, on verso, as Trustee, being a 100 Year Bond of the New Jersey Junction Railroad, No. 1322, 13.5” x 9.5”. Verso additionally signed by Harris C. Fahnestock, “H.C. Fahnestock”, as Trustee. One page of coupons bound in front of bond; 32 of the original 200 coupons remain. Beautifully engraved both front and verso with lovely vignettes on both sides. In very good to fine condition, with the last coupon having been re-attached with tape, and a punch hole touching Morgan’s signature.
John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) was an American financier, banker, philanthropist, and art collector who dominated corporate finance on Wall Street throughout the Gilded Age. As the head of the banking firm that ultimately became known as J.P. Morgan and Co., he established himself as a power player in the country's railroad industry, reorganizing several major railroads. Amassing immense wealth, he financed industrial consolidations that formed the United States Steel, International Harvester, and General Electric corporations. Morgan led efforts to bail out the U.S. Treasury in 1895 and 1907. At the turn of the century, Morgan was America’s greatest patron of the fine arts. He was the driving force behind the rise of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, serving as president and donating extensively from his personal acquisitions.
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