Historic Documents
33 Early Wall Street and Bank of New York Related Deed Dated
1785 and Signed By Isaac Cox, John Ramsay and Daniel
McCormick.
New York, NY, March 23, 1785. 2 Page deed with
attached outer page, 9 by 15 inches with indented top. The deed is
for a certain “MessuagoTenement or dwelling House” and addition<
al property bounded by a 48 foot frontage on Wall Street deeded
from Isaac Cox toWilliam Edgar. Isaac Cox was born in Bermuda and
his family was one of the founding families of Bermuda. He was jus<
tice of the Peace of Nassau, Bahamas; moved to Philadelphia in
1761 and became paymaster for the troops, a member of the
Common council of Philadelphia in 1774, signed the memorial to the
Continental Congress on November 18th, 1776 and was owner of 3
American privateers. William Edgar, a merchant at 7 Wall street in
1789 engaged in the Fur trade with China and East india. He served
on the Board of directors to the Bank of New York; was treasurer for
the first insurance company in the U.S. “Mutual”; and, served on the
council of the St. Patrick’s society of New York. The deed is signed
by Isaac Cox, John Ramsey (Cox’s brother in law) and Daniel
McCormick (who also served on the first board of the Bank of New
York). The property mentioned in this deed very possibly sits where
the first bank of New York building was built. Historic and very early
Wall Street document. VF condition with folds.
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Ephemera - Artwork
34 Emaux de Briare, founded in 1837, Famous Mosaic Designer &
Manufacturer.
Ceramic tile, a reproduction after the Paris Subway,
1910, very handsome. The company, founded in Paris by Jean<Félix
Bapterosses, began manufacturing porcelain buttons in 1845.
Today Emaux de Briare sells its products across the world for small
and large projects alike, one of the latest being the walkways for the
future Miami Marlins stadium.
(PH)
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EST. $1009200
35 Portraits and Autograph Signatures 9 Framers and Signers of
the Declaration of Independence.
Philadelphia, PA. 1874, 18 x 21
inches, Lithograph, collage by Hobart, Done for the Centennial,
appears Fine but there is toning on the top margin, light water
stains on the bottom and unfortunately there is a 4 inch tear that
could be repaired easily in the right middle side. Rare poster and
useful for the Autograph collector.
(PH)
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