American military and entrepreneur (1839–1898) who led at Chickamauga and elsewhere and was captured by Nathan Bedford Forrest in 1864. Following the war, he resumed his trade as a druggist and founded the still-extant Eli Lilly Company, which became one of the largest pharmaceutical concerns in the world. DS, one page, 8.5 x 13.5, March 27, 1893. A lease agreement between the Commercial Club in Indianapolis and the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway. Mild soiling and handling wear (file hole at top left; short edge separations at folds), otherwise fine condition. R&R COA.
