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“Commodore” Cornelius Vanderbilt

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“Commodore” Cornelius Vanderbilt
Stock certificates from the United States and other countries around the world. Items offered cover a wide variety of collecting topics including automotive, railroads, mining, autographed and much more.
“Commodore” CORNELIUS VANDERBILT (1794-1877). Vanderbilt was a steamship and railroad promoter who founded the family fortune that exists to this day. He began at age sixteen as the owner-operator of a small ferryboat which ran between Staten Island and New York City. Autograph Document Internally Signed, “C. Vanderbilt.” One page, 7 3/4” x 4 3/4”. New Brunswick. January 5, 1824. The document acknowledges receipt of a payment from Vanderbilt. Docketing on verso. Fine.