Republic of Texas $1.00 (one dollar) change note

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Title	Republic of Texas $1.00 (one dollar) change note
County of Origin	Travis County
Town of Issue	Austin
Currency Type	Change Note
Denomination	$1.00
Bank Issuer	Republic of Texas
Imprint	Endicott & Clark. New Orleans
Date Issued	March 1st 1841
Decade	1840-1849
Vignette	(L) Standing Native American holding a bow with a quiver on his back. (C) Ceres seated with scythe and plow, agricultural products and cattle; eagle at bottom.
Notes	This change note was issued in Austin by the Republic of Texas. Change notes, a type of currency during the Republic years, were unifacial. Lines border each edge of the note. A vignette of a Native American holding a bow in his left hand and a quiver on his back comprises the left border of the note; the word 'ONE' is printed above and below the vignette. The word 'ONE' is printed in the center of the right border; the number '1' is printed above and beneath it. The following imprint appears next to the right border: Endicott & Clark. New Orleans. The abbreviation 'No.' is printed towards the upper-right corner of the note; the number '5237' is handwritten adjacent to it. The plate designation 'A' is printed next to the number '1' that is printed within a decorative design towards the left-center of the note. A vignette of Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, is printed in the upper-right center of the note. She is sitting on bales of hay and is surrounded by a plow and cattle. An image of an eagle is along the bottom center of the note. The month, day, and last two digits of the year are handwritten; the first two digits of the year, 18, are printed. The note is signed on the recto by James B. Shaw, Comptroller (the title 'Clerk' is printed on the note). Shaw was comptroller from 1839-1859, was often acting secretary of the treasury during Sam Houston's second administration, and represented Texas in Washington D.C. in 1850 to collect $5,000,000.00 from the government as payment from the Compromise of 1850 and the sale by Texas of parts of News Mexico and Colorado (TSHA). CR: A-1.
Rarity	R.1
Signatures	James B Shaw Comp; [blank] Treasr
Dimensions	7.5 x 17.3 cm.
Bibliographic References	Medlar, p. 6, no. 21; Criswell, A-1.
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	TravisAustin0000049_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)	0000049r.tif; 0000049v.tif
Scan Path Number	Travis\Austin\0000049r
Rowe Catalog Number	21.04
Digital Collection	Rowe-Barr Collection of Texas Currency
Library	DeGolyer Library
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	Please cite Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries, DeGolyer Library when using this image file. A high-quality version of this file may be obtained for a fee by contacting degolyer@smu.edu.

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Republic of Texas $1.00 (one dollar) change note

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