Document Signed de PEABODY, George (1795-1869)

The guy who put the "p" in philanthropy, considered the "father of modern philanthropy," was this American merchant and financier; after success in dry goods in Baltimore, he moved to London in 1837 and became a high-level banker and broker; a large number of educational and other causes bear his name today both in England and the U.S. DS, 1p, 3¼" X 3½", London, England, 6 September 1868. Very good. Lightly edgeworn and age toned, with a few small expert archival mends on verso. Pale green printed admission ticket for "Royal Botanic Society's Gardens" in Regents Park, with the "Admit" line blank and the F.R.B.S. line beneath that authorizing the ticket signed boldly by Peabody in brown ink. Attractive and interesting, signed about one year before his death at age 74.