Forrest, Nathan Bedford (1821-1877) Selma marion memphis railroad company first mortgage eight percent bond.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01593 Author/Creator: Forrest, Nathan Bedford (1821-1877) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Document signed Date: 1 September 1869 Pagination: 2 p. ; 50.7 x 43.2 cm. Order a Copy
Signed by President of the railroad company, Nathan Bedford Forrest. Forrest, an inveterate opponent of Reconstruction, used such ventures to rebuild his fortune after the Civil War. Includes 28 coupons for $40 attached. Second page includes an endoresement of the bond by the state of Alabama, and a list of "persons allowed" to take out a bond.
Forrest was a Confederate calvary leader who attained the rank of lieutenant general in the Confederate Army, and after the war was involved in various business enterprises, including this railroad.
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