Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Note, Private Bank |
Common Name |
Currency |
Catalog Number |
1952.62.1 |
Date |
ca. 1857 |
Material(s) |
Paper/Ink |
Dimensions |
H-3 W-6.875 inches |
Description |
This is a Bank of Morgan, Morgan, Ga., one dollar note, plate A, in black ink and red overprint on beige paper. The serial number is illegible. It is located on the top edge left of center. In the upper left corner is a lithograph featuring a woman, possibly Ceres, with a sheaf of wheat in her right hand and a scythe in her left hand. In the background is a train and a farm. In the lower left corner is a patterned rectangle with rounded corners which has the word "ONE" in it. Right of center near the top is an oval with the image of a bull in it. Above this is inscribed "STATE OF GEORGIA." To the right is the plate letter. At center in the bottom half is inscribed in a variety of fonts "The / BANK OF MORGAN / Will pay ONE DOLLAR to Bearer / on demand." Next is the date of which only the printed "18" of the year is visible. Below the inscription is printed "MORGAN" in a semi-circle. A red overprint of the word "ONE" is located over all the above wording. On the bottom edge is the signatures for the cashier and the bank president as sell as the makers mark "Bald, Cousland & Co., Philadelphia / Baldwin, Bald & Cousland, New York." In the upper right corner is a patterned circle with a scalloped edge and the number "1" in it. In the lower right corner is an oval frame with an image of George Washington in it. The reverse is blank. |
Notes |
Other notes of this type are dated May 9, 1857. Ceres was a goddess of agriculture. George Washington was the first president of the United States. |
Collection |
William H. Kelly Collection |
People |
Bald, Cousland & Co. Baldwin, Bald & Cousland |
Subjects |
Money Bank notes Bank note vignettes Currency Banks |
Search Terms |
Georgia Morgan (Ga.) |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |