Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Co. Transfer Sheets dated 1900 signed by William K., Frederick and George W. Vanderbilt - Autographed Stocks and Bonds

Several high denomination Stock Transfer sheets signed by William K., Frederick and George W. Vanderbilt as well as E.V.W. Rossiter. Also included are 2 letters and an extract from the last will and testament of Cornelius Vanderbilt. 25 cents revenue stamp. Clipped corner.

Cornelius Vanderbilt (1843-1899), This Canada Southern Railway Bond of the Dominion of Canada is one of the most beautiful of the 19th Century. The two vignettes are so rich and strong with the most beautiful engraving by American Bank Note Co., NY. The green color is so vibrant! Truly Exceptional with a lightly cancelled signature of Cornelius Vanderbilt. This $10,000 bond dated 1877 is in superb Mint Condition. From the Syracuse University Collection. The Canada Southern Railway (AAR reporting marks CASO) was a railroad in southern Ontario, Canada, founded on February 28, 1868 as the Erie and Niagara Extension Railway and later adopted the Canada Southern Railway name on December 24, 1869. In 1904 the railroad was leased to the Michigan Central Railroad for 99 years; in 1929 it was subleased to the New York Central Railroad for 999 years. Its successors Penn Central (formed 1968) and Conrail (formed 1976) later exercised control. On April 30, 1985, the Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway jointly purchased the former CASO from Conrail in order to acquire the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel and the Suspension Bridge at Niagara Falls. The CASO rarely operated its own rolling stock after acquisition, and its reporting mark was abolished in 1977.

William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., (1878-1944) Railroad Executive, Son of William K. Vanderbilt. Began with N.Y. Central Lines, 1903, became assistant to the President, 1910, V.P. 1912, President 1918, Director Western Union Tel. Co. U.S. Navy 1917-18.

Frederick W. Vanderbilt (1856-1938), Capitalist, Son of Wm. H. Vanderbilt. Obtained business training in offices of his father’s railroad system. Owned a great Steam Yacht “The Warrior”. Exceptional estate at Hyde Park on the Hudson. Director of many railroads and other corporations. Along with his brothers Cornelius and William K, he kept the New York Central System strong.

Edward Van Wyck Rossiter (1844-1910) President’s clerk for Hudson River Railroad; Treasurer’s office clerk for Hudson River Railroad 1860-67; cashier New York & Harlem Railroad 1867-77. Later treasurer of same company, June 1883 became treasurer and from November 1900 had been Vice President of New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, New York & Harlem Railroad as well as of almost all the lines affiliated with the New York Central Company, also Lincoln National Bank and Lincoln Safe Deposit Company.

George Washington Vanderbilt III (November 14, 1862 – March 6, 1914) was an art collector and member of the prominent Vanderbilt family, which amassed a huge fortune through steamboats, railroads, and various business enterprises. He commissioned the construction of a 250-room mansion, the largest privately owned home in the United States, which he named Biltmore Estate.

George W. Vanderbilt III was the youngest child of William Henry Vanderbilt and Maria Louisa Kissam. Though there is no evidence to suggest that he referred to himself using a numerical suffix, various sources have called him both George Washington Vanderbilt II and III. The Biltmore recognizes him as George W. Vanderbilt III, because he had two uncles by that name, the first of whom died at the age of four.

As the youngest of William's children, George was said to be his father's favorite and his constant companion. Relatives described him as slender, dark-haired, and pale-complexioned. Shy and introverted, his interests ran to philosophy, books, and the collection of paintings in his father's large art gallery. He acquired a private library of more than twenty thousand volumes. In addition to frequent visits to Paris, France, where several Vanderbilts kept homes, George Vanderbilt traveled extensively and became fluent in several foreign languages. Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Vanderbilt_II

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