1897 Schaefer Brewing Company DOCUMENT SIGNED by Frederick + Maximilian Schaefer

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- EXTREMELY RARE “F&M Schaefer Brewing Company” CONTRACT -
- Authentically SIGNED by BOTH Frederick and Maximilian SCHAEFER -
- Frederick + Maximilian EACH Loan 0,000 to F&M Schaefer Brewing -
EXTREMELY RARE, original + authentic
1897 “F&M Schaefer Brewing Company” CONTRACT DOCUMENT
genuinely
SIGNED by BOTH Frederick and Maximilian Schaefer
,
co-founders
of the Schaefer brewing company in 1842.   The document itself is TWO
individually
numbered pages in length (on two separate pieces of paper) and is
dated
February 8th 1897
, about three months before the passing of Frederick Schaefer.
The document is also genuinely
SIGNED by BOTH Edward C. Schaefer
(as
PRESIDENT
of Schaefer Brewing)
and Charles Schmid
(as
SECRETARY
of Schaefer Brewing).  Schaefer Brewing was acquired by the “Stroh Brewing Company” in 1981, which in turn was purchased by the “Pabst Brewing Company” in 1999.
In this
CONTRACT
,
the party of the THIRD part
(The F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company)
is indebted unto the parties of the FIRST part
(Frederick Schaefer)
and the SECOND part
(Maximilian Schaefer)
in the sum of 0,000 EACH
.   This indebtedness is described as
“being for moneys heretofore loaned and advanced to the party of third part by the respective parties of the first and second part”
.   The several parties have
“agreed upon a time and method for the payment of the said indebtedness, and it is expedient that such agreement shall be expressed in writing”
.   The contract further states,
“that the party of the third part shall have the use of the said sums so loaned and advanced to it by the respective parties of the first and second part for a period of five years from the date of this agreement, without interest, and that during the said period of five years no demand shall be made upon the party of the third part by the parties of the first and second part, or either of them, for the repayment of said sums of money, or any part thereof”
.
Document would frame up and display beautifully
.  Further research is warranted to determine the exact reason for the loan by the two Schaefer brothers to their brewing company. Anything authentically SIGNED by either or both of the Schaefer brothers is impossible to find, and this is likely one of the last, important documents signed by Frederick Schaefer.
FREDERICK SCHAEFER (1817 - May 20, 1897)
was born in Germany and arrived in New York City in 1838, a year before his younger brother Maximilian joined him in America.  Frederick immediately went to work for Sebastian Sommers who operated a small brewery on Broadway.   In 1842, the two brothers were able to buy the brew house from Sommers and established F&M Schaefer Brewing.  They began brewing lager beer, a popular brew in Germany, but which was essentially unknown in America at that time.  John Wagner of Philadelphia had begun brewing lager beer two years earlier in 1840.  By 1871, Schaefer was the sixth largest beer producer in the United States.
MAXIMILIAN SCHAEFER (1819 - 1904)
arrived in New York City from Germany one year after his older brother Frederick.  Maximilian brought with him a recipe or formula for lager beer on his journey to America.  When the two brothers established the F&M Brewing Company in 1842, the newfound popularity of their brand of lager beer contributed significantly to the company’s burgeoning production and growth.
EDWARD CHARLES SCHAEFER (1850 - 1921)
was the son of beer magnate Frederick Schaefer and was appointed PRESIDENT of Schaefer Brewing in 1884 and served in that capacity until 1912.  Edward was also a long time employee of the Germania Bank, hired at age 19 and elected bank PRESIDENT in 1892.
CHARLES SCHMID (1854 – 1912)
was born in Ulm, Germany and emigrated to the United States at the age of thirteen.   In 1885, he joined the F&M Schaefer Brewing Company as head bookkeeper and was thereafter appointed Secretary.
CONDITION:
document is in EXCELLENT overall condition with bold signatures.  As stated, the document is two separate pages in length, with BOTH pages measuring around 8 x 13 inches in size.   There are three horizontal folds on each page, but NO rips / tears or fold splits.  There are also three small pin holes along the top of each page, well above the typed written text.  The document pages were likely bound together at one time, much like an original contract document would appear (see scans).
The
signatures / autographs of BOTH Frederick and Maximilian Schaefer are guaranteed authentic, as are those of Edward C. Schaefer and Charles Schmid
.
for USPS registered INSURED shipping
.   Please let me know if you have any additional questions.
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