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Ohio - State of Ohio Canal Stock 1886 Issue with William W. Astor Autograph.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 500.00 USD
Ohio - State of Ohio Canal Stock 1886 Issue with William W. Astor Autograph.

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Auction Date:2011 Mar 25 @ 10:00 (UTC-4 : AST/EDT)
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Ohio, 1882, $1750, #2451, I/U, 6% Sinking Fund Bond, Black red underprint with Locomotive L/R passing men watching canal boat go through locks, XF condition, Issued to Franklin H. Delano; William W. Astor; Alexander Hamilton Frustus?; and John J. Astor and Signed by William W. Astor as attorney for trustees. William W. Astor was born in New York City, the only child of John Jacob Astor III (1822-1890) and Charlotte Augusta Gibbes (c. 1825-1887). He was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1877, and to the Senate in 1879 where he served until 1881. President Chester A. Arthur appointed Astor Minister to Italy, a post he held until 1885. Upon the death of his father in early 1890, Astor inherited a personal fortune that made him the richest man in America. Also in 1890, he began construction of the luxurious Waldorf Hotel on the site of his former residence. (His cousin, John Jacob Astor IV built the adjoining Astoria Hotel in 1897, and the complex then became the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. William, though the owner, visited it only once in his lifetime.) Scarce and important Waldorf-Astoria Hotel founder’s autograph. ABNC.