Historic Americana
Railway Bond Signed by "W.E. Dodge" Founder of YMCA
1873, The Houston & Texas Central Railway Company, $1,000, Seven Percent First Mortgage Bond, Waco, TX, Choice Very Fine.
This large printed bond has a train vignette at the top and is Signed, "W.E. Dodge" as President of the company. This "gold bearing" uncancelled bond measures 18" x 18" has been folded and still has one row of original coupons remaining. Issued as serial No. 481, this is a great looking Texas Bond for display--signed by merchant, YMCA founder, and social reformer William E. Dodge. (According to the current Sanders Autograph Price Guide, a Document Signed by William Dodge lists for a value of $480.)
William E. Dodge (1805-1883) was a New York businessman, a noted abolitionist, and Native American rights activist who served as the president of the National Temperance Society from 1865 to 1883. Dodge served in Congress for a portion of 1866-67 and was a founding member of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). His son, Charles Cleveland Dodge, was one of the youngest brigadier generals in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Railway Bond Signed by "W.E. Dodge" Founder of YMCA
1873, The Houston & Texas Central Railway Company, $1,000, Seven Percent First Mortgage Bond, Waco, TX, Choice Very Fine.
This large printed bond has a train vignette at the top and is Signed, "W.E. Dodge" as President of the company. This "gold bearing" uncancelled bond measures 18" x 18" has been folded and still has one row of original coupons remaining. Issued as serial No. 481, this is a great looking Texas Bond for display--signed by merchant, YMCA founder, and social reformer William E. Dodge. (According to the current Sanders Autograph Price Guide, a Document Signed by William Dodge lists for a value of $480.)
William E. Dodge (1805-1883) was a New York businessman, a noted abolitionist, and Native American rights activist who served as the president of the National Temperance Society from 1865 to 1883. Dodge served in Congress for a portion of 1866-67 and was a founding member of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). His son, Charles Cleveland Dodge, was one of the youngest brigadier generals in the Union Army during the Civil War.
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Coins-Currency-Autographs-Americana
9:00 AM PT - May 18th, 2008
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Early American
P.O. Box 3507
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
