Known variously as ‘Big Jim,’ ‘Diamond Jim,’ and ‘Jubilee Jim,’ he was an American financier. He became a salesman for a Boston dry goods farm, his aptitude and energy eventually winning him a share in the business. By his shrewd dealing in army contracts during the Civil War, and, by some accounts, cotton smuggling, he accumulated considerable wealth, which he soon lost in speculation. Flamboyant ink signature, “James Fisk, Jr.,” on an off-white 4.75 x 1.5 lined slip. Matted with a portrait of Fisk, to an overall size of 8 x 10. In very good condition, with bisecting vertical fold and scattered toning and soiling. R&R COA.
