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August Belmont Jr. TLS

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August Belmont Jr. TLS
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AUGUST BELMONT JR. (1853-1924) American financier, builder of New York’s Belmont Park and a major breeder and owner of Thoroughbred horses. Typed Letters Signed, “August Belmont & Co,” by Belmont on company letterhead One page, 8 1/2” x 11”. The letter, written to Miss Elinor [sic?]Douglas Wise, reads, in part: “ … In addition to the $400 credited to you on November 2nd for the months of October and November, our Prior has opened with us a credit in your favor of $200 - per month … To enable you to avail of this credit while abroad, we are writing to-day to Messrs. De Rothschild Freres … requesting them to hold at your disposal the approximate equivalents of the above amounts … We are sending to Messrs. De Rothschild a specimen of you signature, so that you will have no difficulty in identifying yourself when you apply to them for payments … ” According to our research, the recipient of this letter, ELEANOR DOUGLAS WISE went on to marry the 8th, and final, Duke de Richelieu in 1930. Usual folds. Overall Very Fine