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New Orleans, Mobile & Texas RR Bond Signed By Oliver Ames II

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New Orleans, Mobile & Texas RR Bond Signed By Oliver Ames II
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1873. $1,000 second mortgage bond bearing 8% interest. Black with green overprint and attached purple seal. Vignette of steam locomotive crossing a railroad bridge, smaller steam locomotive at bottom. Litho. Coupons at bottom. Signed on front as trustee by OLIVER AMES II (1831 - 1895). Son of Oakes Ames. Ames served as the traveling salesman, foreman and manager of Oliver Ames & Sons. Upon the death of his father Oakes Ames, Oliver II was left with the responsibility of settling and managing his estate, proving him to be an exceptional financier. A fine southern railroad related item signed by Ames. Uncancelled and Extremely Fine