Wilmington and Northern Railroad Co. Signed by H.A. duPont - 1887 dated $500 Autographed Bond

$500 5% Bond signed by H.A. du Pont as president with an Attached Extension Contract as well as 12 Detached Coupons.

Henry Algernon du Pont (1838-1926), Army Officer, U. S. Senator, Industrialist and partner in E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. He graduated West Point at the head of his class in 1861. In command of artillery, he served most commendably in many battles. He received the rank of lieutenant-colonel in 1864 and received the Congressional Medal of Honor for distinguished services and gallantry at Cedar Creek. Later he became President of the Wilmington and Northern Railroad.