Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Co. signed by J. Roosevelt Roosevelt - For Sale

Stock issued to J. Roosevelt Roosevelt and signed at back. James Roosevelt Roosevelt (1854-1927) James Roosevelt "Rosy" Roosevelt (April 27, 1854 " May 7, 1927) was an American diplomat and the older half-brother of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR). He was the son of James Roosevelt I (1828"1900) and his first wife, Rebecca Brien Howland (1831"1876), who were second cousins. Rosey has been described as "an aimless if charming member of New York society's sporting set." He served as Secretary of the United States Legation in Vienna and as Secretary of the Embassy in London. When his father died in 1900, the estate was split between Rosy and FDR. On November 18, 1878, Rosy married Helen Schermerhorn Astor (November 27, 1855 " November 12, 1893), the second daughter of businessman William Backhouse Astor, Jr. (1829"1892) and socialite Caroline Webster "Lina" Schermerhorn (1830"1908). Roosevelt and Helen had two children: James Roosevelt "Tadd" Roosevelt, Jr. (August 20, 1879 " June 7, 1958) Helen Rebecca Roosevelt (September 26, 1881 " July 8, 1962) After Helen's death, Roosevelt married Elizabeth Riley in 1914. She died in 1948. Since he and Franklin had never been particularly close, Franklin found himself surprisingly saddened by Rosy's death. The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway (reporting mark BR&P) was one of the more than ten thousand railroad companies founded in North America. It lasted much longer than most, serving communities from the shore of Lake Ontario to the center of western Pennsylvania. By the middle of the 19th century, American industry had found the means of both utilizing the bituminous coal of western Pennsylvania and transporting it economically from the mines to those who needed it. Initially, this meant steam power, in both the railroad locomotives and the factories. The immediate consequence was the need for a railroad line to haul coal from the hills of Pennsylvania to the cities of Rochester and Buffalo as well as the smaller towns and villages. The needs of the latter motivated them to invest, both individually and municipally, i Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.

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