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Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877)
Clipped signature from a Selma, Marion & Memphis Railroad bond. Signature is on a panel of the bond which 4 1/2" high by 8 " wide and is darkly penned in brown ink. $1,695.
Full bond available at $3,300.
[The railroad bonds are now basically the most affordable format for obtaining an authentic Forrest signature with no risk of deception. Forrest served as president of this railroad and then resigned as a result of the Panic of 1873, a national crisis which nonetheless severely impacted many businesses, banks and railroads across the south. The 1873 debacle struck in the midst of Reconstruction woes, a period in which civil liberties had been severely restricted by federal authorities and a lack of liquidity in the south weakened any entrepreneurial venture such as that by Forrest and his associates.
The Selma, Marion and Memphis Railroad had been started by Confederate general Gideon Pillow and thus this enterprise was strongly imbued with the energy and vision of southern military men whose role in the war had reduced their wealth, status and opportunities.]
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Jefferson Davis
Fine signature of Davis penned as "JeffersDavis" on a federal War Department document from 1854. His signature appears just above his printed title, "Secretary of War." The document itself is 7" wide by 13" high and is handsomely framed with a CDV engraving of Davis and a beautiful brass plate with the details of his life. Overall size of the frame, constructed from red burled wood, is 21" square. $1,250.
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