Astor, John Jacob, 1822-1890 [Indenture between John Jacob Astor and two railroad companies]

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GLC#
GLC04341
Type
Documents
Date
May 13, 1882
Author/Creator
Astor, John Jacob, 1822-1890
Title
[Indenture between John Jacob Astor and two railroad companies]
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
14 p. : docket ; Height: 36 cm, Width: 22 cm
Primary time period
Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
Sub-Era
The Gilded Age

Signed by Astor, his wife, Charlotte Augusta, and Cornelius Vanderbilt as the Vice President of both railroad companies. Edwin F. Carey signed as a witness. Land indenture between Astor and his wife and the Spuyten Duyvil and Port Morris Railroad Company and the New York Central and Hudson River Rail Road Company. Involves land in Westchester County, New York. With illustration of the location of the land on page 300. Stamped Book 232, Page 289-300.

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