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THB$1,000 Railroad Bond; Selma, Marion and Memphis signed by N.B. Forrest
About Seller
4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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LiveJul 6, 2024
Our July 6-7 Live Auction in Knoxville features more than 1,000 lots of Fine Art, Antiques and Jewelry from the founding family of Rogersville, TN, and from the historic Pinckney family of Charleston, SC; from the estate of William J. Eskind of Nashville; the living estate of Jerry Waters, Maryville, the estate of U.S. Ambassador Ron Schlicher of Brentwood, and from other fine estates and private and museum collections. Sale starts 9 AM Eastern Time on Saturday, July 6 (lots #1-671) and continues at 1 PM Sunday, July 7 (lots #672-1086) at our Knoxville Gallery, 4310 Papermill Drive. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877) twice-signed Selma Marion Memphis Railroad Company $1,000 First Mortgage Eight Per Cent Bond, No. 239, endorsed by the State of Alabama, dated September 1, 1869. Signed by Forrest as Company President, as well as Secretary Alpheus Monroe Fowlkes. Lithographed by Henry Seibert & Brothers, New York, with a vignette of a train in a landscape setting, top center, and a smaller vignetter of workers carrying cotton, lower right, surrounded by a decorative green border. Signed again by Forrest en verso along with Governor of Alabama William Hugh Smith's endorsement signature and additional writing. 33 Coupons remain. Note: Nathan Bedford Forrest was a Confederate Calvary leader who attained the rank of lieutenant general in the Confederate Army, and after the war was involved in various business enterprises, including this railroad. Forrest, an inveterate opponent of Reconstruction, used such ventures to rebuild his fortune after the Civil War. He was not as successful in railroad promotion as in war and, under his direction, the company went bankrupt (adapted from https://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/glc01593).
Condition
Very good condition with slight yellowing, right paper edge with chips.
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