ROCKEFELLER, JOHN D.
$800.00
29229-1
(1839 - 1937) American industrialist and philanthropist who organized Standard Oil and virtually monopolized the industry until he was forced by a Supreme Court ruling to dissolve the company and break it up into regional producers and refiners.T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. 8vo., Lakewood (NJ), Oct. 19, 1925, to Mary Rose Eaton, in part: "...I am sending you a little check as a wedding gift, believing you would prefer it to something that might be a duplication...Please accept my hearty congratulations...". Boldly signed. Lightly toned at left edge, otherwise very good condition.