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John Warder & Co. 1793 Issued First Exchange

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Paper Money - United States Start Price:240.00 USD Estimated At:325.00 - 650.00 USD
John Warder & Co. 1793 Issued First Exchange
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New York & London, 1793. Issued in New York, First of Exchange for the sum of 250 Pounds Sterling to be paid to Robert Elam. Black text with dark brown handwriting, Floral design at left, S/N 6. Signature has been crossed out at bottom right underneath "Your Assured Friend," John Warder & Co. appears at bottom left, and handwriting on back mentions Nathaniel and Faulkner Philips & Co. VF condition, especially for its age. John Warder & Co. was a trading house with ties to Philadelphia and London. The company declared bankruptcy in 1793 or 1794. Unfortunately for American founding father and financier Robert Morris, John Warder & Co. held a large amount of Morris' speculative bank stocks. By Morris' own admission, the failure of this company led to his subsequent bankruptcy. Unable to pay his creditors, Morris was confined in the Prune Street debtors' apartment adjacent to Walnut Street Prison from 1798 to 1801. Historic piece of financial history.