Peter Cooper signed New York Public School document, Cecil B DeMille signed bank check, Geo. Washington Bank check, State of I...

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Peter Cooper signed New York Public School document, Cecil B DeMille signed bank check, Geo. Washington Bank check, State of Illinois Peoples National Bank check. Document signed ("Peter Cooper"), 1 page (7.5 x 9.25 in.; 191 x 235 mm.), New York, dated March 1847, being a document of commendation to New York Public School student Maria Nunns as a testimonial of the appreciation of her Teacher & the School Committee for regular & punctual attendance with correct deportment & diligent attention to her studies during the month of March 1847. Peter Cooper, School Committee. Countersigned by teacher Caroline Whiting. Fine condition. Peter Cooper, inventor of the first American steam locomotive, signs a commendation for a young student in the New York Public School. Peter Cooper (1791 - 1883) was an American industrialist, inventor, philanthropist and candidate for President of the United States. He designed and built the first American steam locomotive, the Tom Thumb, and founded the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in Manhattan, New York City. Together with: DeMille, Cecil B. Bank check signed ("Cecil B. DeMille"), 8.25 x 3 in. (210 x 76 mm.), a partly-printed check drawn from Bank of America, Los Angeles, dated 3 January 1956, payable to Constance A. deMille & Cecil B. deMille, for the sum of $292.30. Cancellation holes to not approach DeMille's ink signature. Fine condition. Together with: Vintage bank check, (3.4 x 8 in.; 86 x 203 mm.), drawn from Geo. Washington Bank, Corning, N.Y., dated 24 June 1868, payable to Bartlett Berry & Co., for the sum of $22.37. Fine condition. Together with: Vintage bank check, (3.4 x 8.75 in.; 86 x 222 mm.), drawn from Peoples National Bank, Rock Island [Illinois], dated 7 May 1894, payable to EDW Holmes Agent, for the sum of $398.85. Fine condition.