Austin County $3.00 (three dollars) county scrip
Rating
Title
Austin County $3.00 (three dollars) county scrip
County of Origin
Austin County
Town of Issue
Bellville
Currency Type
County Scrip
Denomination
$3.00
Bank/Issuer
Austin County
Imprint
None
Date Issued
May 10th 1862
Decade
1860-1869
Vignette
(L) Female with wheat sheaves symbolizing Agriculture or Abundance (C , offset to R) Laborers with Mule-drawn Wagon loaded with Cotton Bales . (L.C.) Dog's Head
Notes
This county scrip was issued in Bellville by Austin County . The left side of the note depicts a vignette of a maiden above an oval cartouche containing the abbreviation , 'No. '; the number '722 ' is handwritten under the abbreviation . Across the top center of the note are the words 'Austin County ' in all caps and a shadow-case outline Victorian type font . Beneath these words is a scene of boys and a wagon of cotton bales . A dog appears in the bottom center of the note . The word 'Three ' is overprinted in red and all caps across the center . Along the right side of note and inside a decorative cartouche , the word 'Three ' is displayed in all caps and a shadow-case outline Victorian type font . The note is signed on the recto by Ben T . Harris , County Treasurer , and on the verso by G . W . Matthews . The first three digits that comprise the year , 186 , are printed ; the last digit of the year , 2 , is handwritten . The month and day are also handwritten . BC-11 . The 1860 census for Travis Pct. , Austin County , M653 , roll 1287 , page 229 , lines 22-30 , lists Ben T . Harris as a 30-year-old attorney at law , born in Mississippi , with real estate valued at $2500 and personal property at $3305 . He and his presumed spouse had 2 young children .
Rarity
R.7
Signatures
Recto : Ben T Harris County Treasurer , A. C. ; Verso , endorsed : G . W . Matthews Auditor
Dimensions
8 x 17.5 cm
Bibliographic References
Medlar , p . 24 , no . 4 ; Bieciuk and Corbin , 11
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_austincounty_bellville_0000004_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)
rowe_barr_austincounty_bellville_0000004r.tif ; rowe_barr_austincounty_bellville_0000004v.tif
Scan Path Number
Austin\Bellville\0000004r
Rowe Catalog Number
4
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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