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CIVIL WAR 1864 Colt Arms Co., CT Financier Elisha Colt Signed Check for Stock
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CIVIL WAR 1864 Colt Arms Co., CT Financier Elisha Colt Signed Check for Stock in Collins Co.ELISHA COLT
- Samuel Colt’s cousin & financier, Lawyer, Banker, Treasurer of the Union arms maker Collins Company, etc.
Bold
signature of “
ELISHA COLT
” on 0 “
NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK
” draft Hartford, CT 1864. Endorsed on the back, “
FOR COLLINS CO. STOCK
”.
The Collins Company
is known being the Union sword & bayonet maker. Collins Co. was owned by
Samuel Watkinson Collins (1802-1870)
the “Axe King” for his use of mass production in arms and tools! Sam Collins also sold the pikes to John Brown for his Virginia raid!
Ornate blue & white check with 2 cent U.S. Revenue stamp. Usual aging & folds issued in 1864.
Please see ALL pictures,
otherwise
…
VERY GOOD/FINE/VERY RARE!
STARTING BID .99
(.00 S&H via USPS w/tracking)
Please see pictures for complete condition. Feel free to message me with any questions!