Forrest, Nathan Bedford (1821-1877) [1000 dollar Selma, Marion, and Memphis Railroad Company first mortgage eight percent bond]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02347 Author/Creator: Forrest, Nathan Bedford (1821-1877) Place Written: Marion, Alabama Type: Document signed Date: 1 September 1869 Pagination: 2 p. ; 50.7 x 43.2 cm. Order a Copy
Bond was "No. 465." Signed twice by Nathan Bedford Forrest as president of the railroad company; co-signed by company secretary, Alpheus Monroe Fowlkes. On verso, includes endorsement of the State of Alabama, signed 25 May 1870 by Governor William Hugh Smith. Bottom half of the page consists of 33 small $40 bond notes. Includes an account balance on verso, signed by a register [name illegible].
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