John D. Rockefeller Document Signed

Very rare partly-printed DS, signed “J. D. Rockefeller,” one page, 12 x 7.75, November 23, 1887. Stock certificate for 1000 shares in the Standard Oil Trust issued to John D. Rockefeller, signed in ink by Rockefeller as president, John Dustin Archbold as assistant secretary, and Joel Francis Freeman as treasurer. The original receipt remains attached to the left edge. In fine condition.

John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) was a business magnate and philanthropist whose Standard Oil empire made him the wealthiest man in the world. John Dustin Archbold (1848-1916) was one of the United States' earliest oil refiners; he became one of John D. Rockefeller's closest associates after his small company was bought out by Standard Oil, rising to vice president and effectively running the firm from 1896 until his death. A fantastic stock certificate representing a small portion of Rockefeller's vast holding in Standard Oil.