British-American financier and author (1834-1923) who served as an economic consultant to President Ulysses Grant. DS, one page, 14 x 17.5, March 1, 1870. First mortgage bond of the Western North Carolina Rail Road Company in the amount of $100, signed on the reverse in ink by Henry Clews and one other trustee. The certificate retains 30 intact coupons below. Impressively cloth-matted and framed with a portrait and plaque to an overall size of 30.5 x 27, with a window in the backing for viewing the reverse. In fine condition.
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