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English: Subscription receipt for £15 to Mrs. McComb towards building a Coffee-House according on a Tontine Plan, issued in New York on May 7, 1792, signed in his own hand by David Grim, building's construction supervisor. In 1817, stock trading was moved from the Coffee-House to a larger building on Wall Street. The construction of the Coffee-House, overseen by David Grim (1737-1826), was financed by the sale of 203 shares of 200 pounds each to 157 members of a tontine. David Grim was also responsible for collecting the money from subscribers and paying the bills. Built in 1793-94, the Tontine Coffee-House served as a securities trading for the merchants of New York City, which later became the New York Stock Exchange. Shareholders in the Tontine were entitled to a division of profits from the building's operation. Upon the death of a shareholder, the profits were distributed to the living members.
Deutsch: Subskriptionsquittung über 15 £ für Mrs. McComb für den Bau eines Kaffee-Hauses nach dem Tontinen-Plan, ausgestellt in New York am 7. Mai 1792, eigenhändig unterschrieben von David Grim, dem Oberbauleiter. 1817 wurde der Börsenhandel aus dem Kaffeehaus in ein größeres Gebäude in der Wall Street verlegt. Der von David Grim (1737-1826) beaufsichtigte Bau des Kaffeehauses wurde finanziert durch den Verkauf von 203 Anteilen zu je 200 Pfund an 157 Mitglieder einer Tontine. David Grim war auch dafür zuständig, das Geld von den Subskribenten einzusammeln und die Rechnungen zu bezahlen. Das 1793-94 erbaute Tontine Coffee-House diente den Kaufleuten von New York City als Wertpapierbörse, aus der später die New York Stock Exchange wurde. Die Anteilseigner der Tontine hatten Anspruch auf die Aufteilung der Gewinne aus dem Betrieb des Gebäudes. Beim Tod eines Anteilseigners wurden die Gewinne an die lebenden Mitglieder ausgeschüttet.
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Source „Sammlung Commodore“, Rüdiger K. Weng
Author Julie Ceccaldi

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