Milam County $1.00 (one dollar) county scrip
Rating
Title
Milam County $1.00 (one dollar) county scrip
County of Origin
Milam County
Place of Issue
Cameron
Currency Type
County Scrip
Denomination
$1.00
Bank/Issuer
Milam County
Imprint
None
Date Issued
July 10 , 186_
Decade
1860-1869
Vignette
(L) Full-length portrait of frontiersman standing , resting his arms upon the barrel of a long rifle before a wooded landscape , within an oval design .
Notes
This county scrip was issued in Cameron by Milam County . A vignette of a frontiersman leaning against a rifle comprises the left border of the note . The phrase 'One Dollar. ' is printed above the vignette . The number '1 ' is printed along the right edge of the note . The abbreviation 'No. ' is printed in the upper-right corner ; the number '905 ' is handwritten adjacent to it . The month and the day are handwritten beneath ; the first three digits of the year , 186 , are printed . The amount 'ONE DOLLAR ' appears across the face of the note . It is signed on the recto by F . M . Smith . Smith was the Milam county treasurer from 1861-1864 and from 1876-1882 (Milam County , Texas--Public Officials) . He is listed in the 1860 Census as a native of South Carolina and a merchant .
Rarity
R.7
Signatures
F M Smith Coun[ty Treasurer] M [C]
Dimensions
7.6 x 16 cm
Digital Resource Type
Image
Digitization Process
Digitization process : scanned as 1200 ppi , 16-bits per channel , RGB.tif ; derivative created from recto and verso and resized as 3000 pixels on the long edge , 8-bits per channel RGB.jpg .
Upload File Name
rowe_barr_milamcounty_cameron_0000001_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)
rowe_barr_milamcounty_cameron_0000001r.tif ; rowe_barr_milamcounty_cameron_0000001v.tif
Rowe Catalog Number
1
Digital Collection
Rowe-Barr Collection of Texas Currency
Library
DeGolyer Library
Publisher
SMU Libraries
Rights
Please cite DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University when using this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained for a fee. For details see the https://sites.smu.edu/cul/degolyer/research/permissions/ web page. For other information, contact degolyer@smu.edu.
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