Landing of Columbus : autograph account book, 1849.

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Landing of Columbus : autograph account book, 1849.

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Documents the childhood partnership of J. Pierpont Morgan and cousin James Goodwin--their first--for the purpose of preparing an exhibit entitled a "Diorama of the Landing of Columbus". The account book records the subscribers and their investments; the cost of outfitting the display; and the number and price of the tickets, including a section entitled "Tickets given out and sold" (4 p.) that lists the names and addresses of the people who attended the show.

1 notebook ; 15 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913

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Collector. From the description of John Pierpont Morgan collection of signers of the Declaration of Independence, 1761-1803. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79448959 Financier, industrial organizer, and art collector. Born in 1837 in Hartford, John Pierpont Morgan was educated in the U.S. and Europe before embarking on a career as a banker. From his first position as an unsalaried clerk at the New York banking firm of Duncan, Sherman & Company, Morgan went on to become a ...

Goodwin, James Junius, 1835-1915

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