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Title	Republic of Texas $1.00 (one dollar) change note
County of Origin	Harris County
Town of Issue	Houston
Currency Type	Change Note
Denomination	$1.00
Bank Issuer	Republic of Texas
Imprint	Childs, Clark & Co. N. Orleans.
Date Issued	June 1 1838
Decade	1830-1839
Notes	This change note was issued in Houston by the Republic of Texas. These notes were authorized to supplement the Star Note series, which were in denominations of $5.00 and higher. A total amount of $10,000.00 was authorized on December 14, 1837, and issued March 1838. A steamship printed within an ornate medallion comprises the left border of the note. A vignette of a male holding an urn and reclining is printed in the upper-center of the note. A portrait of a male appears in the center of the right border of the note. The plate designation ''A'' is printed in the upper-right corner of the note. An eagle is printed in the center of the lower edge of the note. The following imprint appears in the lower-right corner: Childs, Clark & Co. N. Orleans. The note is signed on the recto by N. B. Howe, Chief Clerk, and Asa Brigham, Treasurer (The Papers of Mireabeau Buonaparte Lamar, Volume 2 and TSHA). Brigham was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, first treasurer of the Republic of Texas, and mayor of Austin (TSHA). CR: H-23.
Rarity	R.5
Signatures	N. B. Howe Chf. Clerk; A. Brigham Treasr
Dimensions	8 x 18 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	HarrisHouston0000012_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)	0000012r.tif; 0000012v.tif
Scan Path Number	Harris\Houston\0000012r
Rowe Catalog Number	49
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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