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United States Freehold Land and Emigration Co. 1870 Bond Signed by General Ambrose Burnside & Burnsi

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Certificates Start Price:240.00 USD Estimated At:350.00 - 500.00 USD
United States Freehold Land and Emigration Co. 1870 Bond Signed by General Ambrose Burnside & Burnsi
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Colorado & New Mexico. Lot of 2 pieces: $100 I/U 7% First Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black text with pink border and undertint, Eagle at top center, Signed on back by Ambrose Burnside as Trustee; Also included is a portrait of Burnside depicted in an ornate frame, with his signature underneath, mounted on off-white paper. Ambrose Everett Burnside (May 23, 1824 Ð September 13, 1881) was an American soldier, railroad executive, inventor, industrialist, and politician from Rhode Island. He served as the Governor of Rhode Island from 1866 to 1869, and as a United States Senator for Rhode Island from 1875 until his death. As a Union Army general in the American Civil War of 1861-1865, he conducted successful campaigns in North Carolina and East Tennessee, as well as countering the raids of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, but suffered disastrous defeats at the Battle of Fredericksburg and the Battle of the Crater. His distinctive style of facial hair became known as sideburns, derived from his last name. In 1871, he became the first president of the National Rifle Association, holding the office until 1872. The United States Freehold Land and Emigration Company was established in 1869 to promote and encourage emigration to and establish settlements on the 500,000 acre Costilla Estate in the San Luis Valley, in the Territories of Colorado and New Mexico.