Grant and Ward bankruptcy collection, 1881-1889 (bulk 1886).

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Grant and Ward bankruptcy collection, 1881-1889 (bulk 1886).

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This collection consists of legal documents relating to the 1884 bankruptcy of the firm of Grant & Ward, including documents related to the appointment of Julien T. Davies as receivor of Grant and Ward, powers granted to him and judgments about moneys due him in connection with various actions in the case; briefs filed on behalf of Ward's wife, Ella Ward; several documents relating to attempts by George Holt, the receiver of Ferdinand Ward, to recoup money and property from William S. Warner, one of the large investors in Grant and Ward; and published briefs and findings in these cases. Also included in the collection is a handwritten note by Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. on Grant and Ward stationery; a real estate contract from New York city property purchased by Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. from Abraham H. Jones in 1883; and a telegram from 1889 from "William" to Frank F. Wood, stenographer to both William S. Warner and Ulysses S. Grant.

0.50 linear feet : (1 box)

Southern Illinois University, Morris Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7476354

Southern Illinois University, Morris Library

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Fish, James Dean, 1819-1912

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Grant, Ulysses S., 1852-1929

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Ulysses Simpson Grant, Jr., son of President Ulysses S. Grant, (b. July 22, 1852, Bethel, Ohio-d. September 25, 1929, on the Ridge Route, north of Los Angeles, California), lawyer, investor and entrepreneur....

Davies, Julien T. (Julien Tappan), 1845-1920

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Warner, William S.

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Grant and Ward.

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Grant & Ward was a Wall Street brokerage firm founded by Ulysses S. Grant, Jr., and Ferdinand Ward along with James D. Fish, president of the Maritime National Bank of New York. Former President Ulysses S. Grant joined the firm in 1881 as a nonexecutor partner. Ward ran the firm using what would later be termed a Ponzi scheme, borrowing money from the Maritime Bank to pay large dividends and attract more investors. In the economic downturn of 1884, the scheme collapsed. Grant and Ward went b...

Ward, Ferdinand De Wilton, 1851-1925

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Ward, Ella C.

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