Gilded Age industrialist (1855–1911) who monopolized the wire industry in the United States with the American Steel and Wire Company; nicknamed ‘Bet-A-Million,’ his compulsive gambling became the stuff of legend. DS, signed “J. W. Gates,” one page both sides, 11.25 x 7.25, December 15, 1899. Stock certificate for 100 shares of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, issued to Gates on June 27, 1889, signed on the reverse to transfer ownership. A sales receipt is affixed above his signature. In fine condition, with expected document wear, a few small stains, and expected cancellation holes (nothing affecting Gates’s crisp, bold signature). Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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