Raynors HCA 2015-08
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GOULD, Jay (1836-1892). One of the most notorious "robber barons" of the Gilded Age, Gould's corrupt financial practices ruined the Erie Railroad and brought about the panic of "Black Friday". Autograph Letter Signed "Jay Gould" on personal letterhead, December 11, 1872, 1pp., VG. In large part, "I send you a note which will be sufficient to procure you all information relating to the New York ...." ... plus, Autograph Letter Signed "Geo. H. Bang, Gen. Supnt,"on official Pinkerton National Detective Agency letterhead, New York, July 1, 1874, 2pp., VG. In part, "I requested Mr. Stevens to ask ... the following questions. Was Jay Gould directly a party to price arrangements ... for the purpose of affecting Erie stock? Did Jay Gould pay Dunam directly any money for the purpose? ..." Jay Gould, engaged in stock manipulations known as the Erie War, with the result that in the summer of 1868 Drew, Fisk, and Vanderbilt were out and Gould was in as president of the Erie.
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