THOMAS GIBBONS (1757 - 1826). Gibbons was a lawyer, politician, and steamboat operator. He is best remembered as the plaintiff in the famous Giggons Vs Ogden anti-trust suit whereby Chief Justice John Marshall handed down one of his most famous decisions nulling many monopolies. DS 1 pp 7"x 3 1/4". New York 7th Sept. 1803. A partly printed “Manhattan Company” check signed “Th Gibbons”. He paid “Phoebe Baldwin” $396.87. 1/2. There is a small woodcut vignette of a male figure seated on the ground. Bank cut cancellations, some paper loss but neither affecting signature. Gibbons is a highly important figure in American business history and a rare autograph