William B. Astor Document Signed
American property tycoon (1792–1875) who inherited most of his father John Jacob Astor's fortune and earned the nickname 'the landlord of New York.' Early partly-printed DS, signed “John Jacob Astor pr. Wm. B. Astor,” one page, 10 x 16, October 25, 1831. Uncut sheet of five Mohawk & Hudson Railroad Company stock transfer receipts, with the fourth receipt—transferring all "right, title, and interest in Twenty Five shares in the Capital Stock of the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad Company"—signed at the conclusion by William Backhouse Astor, Sr., on behalf of his father. In fine condition.
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American property tycoon (1792–1875) who inherited most of his father John Jacob Astor's fortune and earned the nickname 'the landlord of New York.' Early partly-printed DS, signed “John Jacob Astor pr. Wm. B. Astor,” one page, 10 x 16, October 25, 1831. Uncut sheet of five Mohawk & Hudson Railroad Company stock transfer receipts, with the fourth receipt—transferring all "right, title, and interest in Twenty Five shares in the Capital Stock of the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad Company"—signed at the conclusion by William Backhouse Astor, Sr., on behalf of his father. In fine condition.
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