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Lot #181
Henry Clews Signed Mortgage Bond

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Description

Rare and important $1000 bond of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company issued July 1, 1869, 15 x 22.25, with 38 coupons intact below. Mortgage loan bond carrying a 7% rate guaranteed by the State of South Carolina, signed on the reverse by Henry Clews and two other trustees. The certificate features vignettes of allegorical figures and a nice railway scene. In fine condition. Clews (1834-1923) was a British-American financier and author who served as an economic consultant to President Ulysses Grant.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts
  • Dates: #635 - Ended May 11, 2022





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