Junius Spencer Morgan estate papers, 1885-1957 (bulk 1890-1911).

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Junius Spencer Morgan estate papers, 1885-1957 (bulk 1890-1911).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270924358

This collection contains materials related to the settlement of the estate of Junius Spencer Morgan after his death in April 1890. It includes account books, contracts, correspondence, probate records, estate inventories, invoices and receipts, leases, property valuations, securities lists, and a probate copy of JSM's will. In particular, items in this collection document the financial and administrative aspects of maintaining two of Morgan's estates: Dover House in Roehampton, England and Villa Henrietta in Monte Carlo. The collection also documents the important role John Pierpont Morgan played in the settlement of his father's estate. Records from the period following Junius Spencer Morgan's death include invoices and receipts for purchases made or services rendered to John Pierpont Morgan and his family, such as receipts for clothing, food and wine, books and manuscripts, magazine subscriptions, luggage, travel, home furnishings and repairs to Dover House and Princes Gate. These records also include the legal papers of the trustees that document the financial arrangements made for John Pierpont Morgan, his sisters, and their descendents.

3.2 cubic feet.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Morgan, Sarah Spencer, 1839-1896.

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Morgan, Junius Spencer, 1813-1890

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Born in 1813, Junius Spencer Morgan began his career first as a partner with the firm Morris Ketchum in New York, and then as a partner with Howe, Mather & Co. in Hartford. In 1836, he married Juliet Pierpont; the couple relocated their family to Boston in 1850 when Morgan joined the firm J.M. Beebe & Co. It is during these years that he attracted the attention of George Peabody, an American banker in London. Morgan was invited to become a partner at George Peabody & Co. in 1854. Thi...

Morgan, George Denison.

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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 ...

Morgan, Juliet Pierpont Morgan, 1847-1923.

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