Show WAS ONCE WASTE LAND present site of great bank in now new york city so described in kings grant in the office of 0 george F baker in the first national bank of ofner new york city there hangs on the wall the original patent from james II 11 king of england dated february 4 1685 tor for the land on which the first national bank now stands therein designated as a waste load land outside the city gate of new york it was issued to one thomas dougan late governor and now admirall of new york there Is attached a small sketch of the property showing wall street with its it fence and the city gate through which lends leads broad way when one considers that this waste land now represents one of the most valuable spots in the world one realizes what changes a little morp corp than two centuries have wrought in 1 sew york tork ciby what would thomas doug dougan gan have said aid if lie had been told that on this land would one day stand a ban kliK institution returning its stock over 80 per cent a yeara year wall street journal |