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Currency from Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Currency from Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Titles: Currency from Mineral Point, Wisconsin (Supplied title)
Description: Currency issued in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, June 1, 1838. Denomination of twenty (20) dollars. It reads, in part, "The MINERAL POINT Bank Will pay TWENTY DOLLARS to [E. Walsh] or Bearer" and "Payable 1st December 1840". Undersigned by the bank's cashier and president. Engraved by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch in New York. Mineral Point Bank was chartered in 1838, one of the first three banks in the territory of Wisconsin, all of which failed shortly thereafter.
Dates
- 06/01/1838 - 1838 (Date issued) (Creation)
Identifiers
- Inventory Number: 4NU.501.2
Holding Type: 3D Objects
Quantity: 1 item
Format
- Content Category: artifacts
Measurements
- 7 3/8 inches width
- 3 1/8 inches height
Subjects
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Currency from Mineral Point, Wisconsin