J. Pierpont Morgan Document Signed

Partly-printed DS, signed “J. Pierpont Morgan,” one page, 13.5 x 9.5, June 30, 1886. First mortgage bond of the New Jersey Junction Railroad Company in the amount of $1000, endorsed on the reverse by J. P. Morgan and H. C. Fahnestock as trustees. Unaccomplished and bound at the left edge with five pages of the original coupons, with 199 of 200 still present. In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned and unaccomplished example of the same bond, retaining a complete 200 coupons, ideal for framing and display.

Financier and banker John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) is remembered for dominating corporate finance on Wall Street throughout the Gilded Age as head of the banking firm now known as J.P. Morgan & Co. The banker Harris C. Fahnestock (1835-1914) is known for his partnership with partner of Jay Cooke and for his railroad investments.