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Rare Andrew Carnegie Signed 1893 Letter to, and Countersigned by Clement Studebaker also Mentioning Charles R. Flint, founder of IBM.
$11,900.00
“People who are unable to motivate themselves, must be content with mediocrity” -Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was a self-made steel tycoon and one of the wealthiest businessmen in history.
Born in Scotland November 25, 1835, Andrew Carnegie's first job in 1848 was as a bobbin boy. At 13 years old his job was to change spools of thread in the cotton mill, 12 hours a day, 6 days a week, for a $1.20 per week.
As he got older he began working several jobs for the railroads. Carnegie started learning how to make investments and many of those, especially those in oil, brought in substantial returns. By 1889 he started Carnegie Steel Corporation, that revolutionized the Steel Business and became the largest of its kind in the world.
Andrew Carnegie sold Carnegie Steel in 1901 making him the wealthiest man in the world. He began dedicating his time to expanding his philanthropic work, including the establishment of Carnegie-Mellon University in 1904, Carnegie Hall, and numerous libraries.
This EXTREMELY RARE TYPED LETTER DATED April 8, 1893, AND SIGNED BY ANDREW CARNEGIE INVITING CLEMENT STUDEBAKER TO A DINNER REUNION FOR DELEGATES OF THE FIRST PAN AMERICAN CONGRESS OF 1890 WITH AN AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED BY STUDEBAKER ACCEPTING THE INVITATION. Studebaker was the founder of the largest producer of horse-drawn carriages and eventually a maker of Automobiles.
Carnegie invites Studebaker to dinner along with two other delegates, including Charles Flint, founder of the tabulation company that would become IBM, to the first Pan American Congress of 1890. Studebaker also provides a handwritten note accepting the invitation: "We accepted this invitation & had a most delightful time. Mr & Mrs C Studebaker"
At the bottom of the letter, Carnegie has beautifully signed his full signature in black ink “Andrew Carnegie.”
This is just an incredible piece of history with these three business magnates all mentioned in this letter with handwritten signatures from both Andrew Carnegie and Clement Studebaker.
Next to the document we’ve included a beautiful copy photo of Carnegie and below the document and photo we’ve included one of Andrew Carnegie’s most inspiring quotes.
“People who are unable to motivate themselves, must be content with mediocrity” -Andrew Carnegie
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