FINANCIER J. P. Morgan / John Pierpont Morgan SIGNED 00 ORANGE Railroad BOND

Description

- FINANCIER J. Pierpont Morgan SIGNED 00 Railroad BOND -
- HEAD of the BANKING FIRM of J. P. Morgan and Company -
- 23RD Wealthiest American EVER (American Heritage Mag 1998) -
RARE,
00 First Mortgage BOND
(orange color)
from the “New Jersey Junction Railroad Company”
genuinely
SIGNED / AUTOGRAPHED by the famous American FINANCIER J. Pierpont Morgan
, as
TRUSTEE
on the
backside
of the bond.
Along the
top
, the bond states states –
“FOR VALUE RECEIVED THE New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company HEREBY GUARANTEES THE PUNCTUAL PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL and INTEREST”
.   There are also two embossed seals along the left side of the bond – one for the “New Jersey Junction Railroad Company” and the other for the “New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company”.
The New Jersey Junction RR was part of the New York Central Railroad, with tracks running along the west side of the Hudson River in New Jersey, from the West Shore Railroad yards at Weehawken Terminal south to Jersey City.
JOHN PIERPONT MORGAN (1837 - 1913)
was an American financier and banker 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 + Co., he was a driving force behind the wave of industrial consolidation in the United States spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Over the course of his career on Wall Street, J.P. Morgan spearheaded the formation of several prominent multinational corporations including U.S. Steel, International Harvester, and General Electric which subsequently fell under his supervision. He and his partners also held controlling interests in numerous other American businesses including Aetna, West'rn Union, Pullman Car Company, and 21 railroads.  Due to the extent of his dominance over U.S. finance, Morgan exercised enormous influence over the nation's policies and the market forces underlying its economy. During the financial Panic of 1907, he organized a coalition of financiers that saved the American monetary system from collapse (WIKI).
CONDITION:
railroad bond measures about 9 5/8 x 13 ¼ inches in size and is in SUPERB original condition with a dark signature by J. P. Morgan.  There are NO rips or tears, only a couple of small, unobtrusive punch cancellation marks, none of which affect Morgan’s bold signature (see SCANS).
The
signature / autograph of J. Pierpont Morgan is guaranteed authentic
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for shipping, postage & INSURANCE
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