Wheeler, Joseph (1836-1906) [Check written to George C. Boldt]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02063.08 Author/Creator: Wheeler, Joseph (1836-1906) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Document signed Date: 29 March 1901 Pagination: 2 p. ; 7.3 x 15.4 cm. Order a Copy
Check from the Mechanics' National Bank written for $118.17. Contains canceled 2 cent stamp. Includes a stamp on verso instructing "Pay to the order of the Astor National Bank, N. Y. Geo. C. Boldt, (The Waldorf-Astoria)." Contains an Astor National Bank stamp indicating receipt of payment on 30 March 1901.
Boldt served as proprietor of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel (New York City) and the Bellevue-Stratford (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). He was also a trustee of Cornell University. Wheeler served as a Confederate General during the Civil War and as General in the United States Army during the Spanish-American War.
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