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Cornelius Vanderbilt endorsed money order in the amount of $8,487.50 from the New York Bank of Commerce, dated 1 November 1863 shortly after the Civil War draft riots in New York City. The Vanderbilt patriarch boldly signs ''C. Vanderbilt'' on verso, with an emphatic paraph underscoring his signature. Signed by the bank's Treasurer Sam Knox on front. Money order measures 6.625'' x 2.375''. Bank cancellation cut touching top of signature, else near fine.