Records, 1832-1915 (inclusive), 1870-1905 (bulk).

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Records, 1832-1915 (inclusive), 1870-1905 (bulk).

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Material includes miscellaneous letters and agreements of the two banking houses: Jay Cooke and Company and Charles D. Barney and Company, many of which have to do with Jay Cooke and Company in bankruptcy. There are manuscripts relating to the Northern Pacific Railroad, numerous smaller railroads, mining enterprises, and land companies, many of which were western investments. Among the best papers in the collection is a lengthy memoir written by Jay Cooke when he was about 75 years old. Agreements constitute one of the most valuable parts of the collection--one particularly, a contract between Jay Cooke and the Northern Pacific Railroad dated 1869, being significant.

40 linear ft. (100 v., 100 boxes)

Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7174804

Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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Brooklyn, Bath and West End Railroad.

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Thomas, George C.

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Harper, Rice

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Jay Cooke & Co.

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Jay Cooke (1821-1905) founded the investment banking house of Jay Cooke and Company in Philadelphia in 1861. During the Civil War Cooke played a leading role in selling government bonds to finance the war effort. The firm failed in 1873 partly because of Cooke's involvement in financing construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad. The firm of Charles D. Barney and Company, established by Cooke's son-in-law, was the successor firm. From the description of Records, 1832-1915 (inclusi...

Charles D. Barney and Company.

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Fahnestock, Harris C. (Harris Charles), 1835-1914

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Investment banker. His banking career began in his hometown of Harrisburg, Pa. In 1862 he became a partner in Jay Cooke and Company in the Washington, D.C. branch. After Cooke's bankruptcy in 1873, Fahnestock joined George F. Baker at the First National Bank of New York. He was a senior officer there for forty years. See sketch in Dictionary of American Biography. From the description of Papers, 1855-1914 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 269593968 ...

Rushton, William Faulkner

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Northern Pacific Railroad Company

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These documents are duplicate copies from the papers of George A. Brackett, now part of the Northern Pacific Railroad collection at the Minnesota Historical Society. From the description of Papers. 1864-1914. (Tri-College Library). WorldCat record id: 18832082 Isaac "Ike" Gravelle was born in Canada in October 1871. He came to the United States in 1886. He was sent to the Montana State Prison in May 1891 on a conviction for horse stealing. After his release in 1893 he worked...

Cooke, Jay, 1821-1905

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Banker, financier, and fiscal agent for the U.S. Treasury Dept. during the Civil War. From the description of Jay Cooke correspondence, 1884. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983928 During the Civil War, Jay Cooke & Co. of Philadelphia developed the idea of selling government bonds, which capitalized on feelings of patriotism at the time and which were a major source of financing the war. Jay Cooke later was heavily involved in finanacing (unsuccessfully) the Northern Pa...

Harding, J. Horace, 1863-1929.

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Fuller Brick and Slate Company.

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Barney, Charles Wesley

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Lewis, Edwin M.

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Hunters Run and Slate Belt Railroad.

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South Mountain Iron Company.

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French, F. O., Mrs.

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