Archives International Auctions Auction 78 July 27, 2022 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Colonial Banknotes, Colonial Fiscal Documents, Historic Ephemera and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 78 97 July 27, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 532 New Orleans, Louisiana 1855 Legal Document Mentioning the Recovery of Slaves New Orleans, Louisiana, 1855. Handwritten, several page legal document mentioning slaves and the recovery of said slaves. Faded black handwriting, difficult to read, on off-blue paper. This document appears to nominate and appoint an attorney, providing him with special privileges and authority. On the second page of this piece, the attorney should act “in his name and behalf...to claim and to use...all legal ways and means, for the recovering of the following slaves.” There is damage at center which cuts off some of the text, however, a slave named Oscar, a “mulatto ages about twenty years” and William, a “negro man aged about twenty two years” are mentioned. The attorney is required to “pay all expenses which may accrue for the recovery of said slaves.” This piece appears to refer to the transfer of slaves, or in the event of the their escape allow the attorney to act in their recovery. It was perhaps drafted as a result of the recent Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Fine condition with some annotations in pencil, toning, and a very large piece missing from center, handwriting can be very challenging to read and further transcription may provide more details regarding the slaves. Very interesting and unique piece from a dark period of American history. ����������������� Est. $375-750 South Carolina 533 533 South Carolina 1827 Bond and Mortgage of Personal Property Mentioning Slaves South Carolina. Lot includes 2 Partially printed, partially handwritten documents, as well as additional pages of related details, Including: 1827 Mortgage of Personal Property document, with Christopher Jenkins, Planter, securing the payment of $5600 for the transfer of sixteen “Negro slaves,” whose names are listed, “Dido, Sam, Delia and her child, Paul, Kate, Hannah,.....Adam Eleanor, John and Cupid”, including an unnamed child. The slaves were to be delivered to Mrs. Elizabeth Ball, a Widow. The back of the mortgage states that the document served as a Bond and Mortgage and “as security for Francis Lance,” with the date of 21 February 1833 listed underneath. Also on back is a handwritten note by Elizabeth Ball, mentioning the Bank of the State of South Carolina; Second piece is an 1827 Bond between Christopher Jenkins and Elizabeth Ball, with Ball owing the sum of $11,250 with interest, to be paid annually. Handwritten notes on back include an oath of witness to the bond, as well as a statement of interest payment, and additional attached documents include more handwritten bond details, including some payments from the Estate of Christopher Jenkins. All are in Fine condition for their age, as documents date from 1827 but additional notes are from later years, such as 1833. Some toning and aging. Fascinating piece of South Carolina history related to slave ownership, with many interesting details to be explored. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $350-600 EPHEMERA - AUTOGRAPHS - RAILROADS New York 534 534 Wagner Palace Car Co. Stock Certificate Signed by William Seward Webb, Louisa P. Morgan Document, and Signed J.P. Morgan Document Trio New York...., Lot includes 3 pieces: Wagner Palace Car Co. 1888, 100 Shares I/C Stock Certificate, S/N 462, Black text with brown border and underprint, LaSalle Street Station at top left, Train with long line of cars passing by group of men at center, and Grand Central Station at top right. Cut out signatures at bottom, VF condition, ABNC. Issued to John W. Sterling (May 12, 1844 – July 5, 1918), a founding partner of Shearman & Sterling LLP and major benefactor to Yale University. Signed by William Seward Webb as president. William Seward Webb ( January 31, 1851 – October 29, 1926) was a businessman, and inspector general of the Vermont militia with the rank of colonel. He was a founder and former president of the Sons of the American Revolution. In 1883, Webster Wagner, the president of the Wagner Palace Car Company, was crushed between two of his own railroad cars. Vanderbilt owned a controlling interest in the company, and asked his new son-in-law to take over the firm. William Seward invited his brother H. Walter Webb to join him, which started them both on careers in the railroad business. The Wagner Palace Car Company was subsequently merged with the Pullman Company. Webb later became president of the Fulton Chain Railway Company, the Fulton Navigation Company, and the Raquette Lake Transportation Company. He was the builder and president of the Mohawk and Malone Railway. His railroads were instrumental in opening the Adirondacks to the tourism rush of the mid- to late 19th century; Lot also includes an 1891 document from Louisa P. Morgan appointing Drexel, Morgan & Co. of New York to collect dividends and interest in her name from the Wagner Palace Car Company; Final piece is also an 1891 document, addressed to the Treasurer of the Wagner Palace Car Co., stating that the company should send dividends and interest to the powers of attorney (Drexel, Morgan & Co.) for Miss Louisa P. Morgan and J.P. Morgan Jr., both children of J.P. Morgan. This piece is also signed by J.P. Morgan Jr. at the bottom right. John Pierpont Morgan (April 17, 1837 – March 31, 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 and 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. He and his partners also held controlling interests in numerous other American businesses including AT&T, Western Union and 24 railroads. Due to his financial dominance, Morgan came to wield enormous influence over the nation’s lawmakers and finances. During the Panic of 1907, he organized a coalition of financiers that saved the American economy from collapse. As the Progressive Era’s leading financier, J.P. Morgan’s dedication to efficiency and modernization helped transform the shape of the American economy. Adrian Wooldridge characterized Morgan as America’s “greatest banker”. Morgan died in Rome, Italy, in his sleep in 1913 at the age of 75, leaving his fortune and business to his son, John Pierpont Morgan Jr, mentioned in this piece. Fascinating trio of documents, related to one of the most prolific American businessmen in history, as well as his family and companies. (3) ( John E. Herzog Collection) ���������������������������������������������������� Est. $400-800