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POTTER, Howard (1826-97) - Signature

Title: Signature
Description: This noted New York attorney and business tycoon gained great wealth as an investment banker and industrialist; as a philanthropist he was involved in a broad range of charities, and was also a founding member of both the American Museum of Natural History and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Bold signature in brown ink on a 3" X 2" slip bearing a secretarial "I remain / Yours faithfully" above his signature and "Bishop of New York" below; on verso, same secretarial hand writes "and who bears the re / of being a trustworthy / as regards his gener / Mr. Weston now res." Very good. Minor mounting traces on verso. Handsome example, and uncommon. .

Keywords: Business

Price: US$ 50.00 Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts
- Book number: 43364

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