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Sale 5792 - Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Jan 30, 2020 8:00AM ET
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[Science, Medicine & Mathematics] Gould, Jay Three documents signed by American Financier Jay Gould

Including: 1. Manuscript document, signed. New York: November 29, 1882. 1 pp. legal size paper signed by Jay Gould, John Van Horne, and A. R. Brewer. Documenting an agreement between Gould and the Western Union Telegraph Company in which Gould agrees to purchase control of a 28 1/2 mile telegraph line between his office and his home. 2. Document, signed. New York: May 24, 1881. 1 1/3 pp. typed on legal size paper, bound with metal clasps at top edge, signed by Jay Gould, Thomas T. Eckert, Thomas F. Clarke, Norvin Green, and A. R. Brewer. An agreement documenting the dissolution of a prior agreement between The Western Union Telegraph Company, The American Union Telegraph Company, and Jay Gould for the leasing of certain telegraph wires and traffic. Affixed to a 1pp. note from A. R. Brewer to John Van Horne, stating that he is sending the attached document for Horne's files, dated May 16, 1883. 3. Document, signed. New York: January 17, 1887. 1 pp. typed on legal size paper, attached to pink paper backing with a metal clasp at top edge, signed by Jay Gould and Charles F. Penzel. An agreement in which Gould notes his intention to obtain a foreclosure on his property, for which he will be paid $9,500.

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