H. D. Starr $2.00 (two dollars) private scrip
Rating
Title
H . D . Starr $2.00 (two dollars) private scrip
County of Origin
Jackson County
Town of Issue
Texana
Currency Type
Private Scrip
Denomination
$2.00
Bank Issuer
H. D. Starr
Imprint
None
Date Issued
1862
Decade
1860-1869
Notes
This private scrip was issued in Texana by H . D . Starr . A decorative design borders the left edge of the note . The following phrase is printed within the border : THE BEARER TO MAKE CHANGE . The amount '$2 00 ' is printed in the upper-left corner . The first three digits of the year , 186 , are printed in the upper-right corner ; the last digit , 2 , is handwritten . The month and day are handwritten , but are illegible . The phrase 'TWO DOLLARS, ' appears across the face of the note . The following is printed in the lower-left corner of the note : To H . D . STARR . Texana , Texas . The signature on the recto and verso is illegible . The 1860 Census lists Starr as a 48-year-old native of Litchfield , Connecticut , and the clerk of the Jackson county court . In addition , Starr was an applicant for a patent for a cotton-bale tie in 1873 (The Commissioners ' of Patents Journal) .
Rarity
R.7
Signatures
Recto and verso : illegible
Dimensions
5.5 x 13.5 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
JacksonTexana0000006_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)
0000006r.tif ; 0000006v.tif
Scan Path Number
Jackson\Texana\0000006r
Rowe Catalog Number
7
Digital Collection
Rowe-Barr Collection of Texas Currency
Library
DeGolyer Library
Publisher
Central University Libraries , Southern Methodist University
Rights
Please cite DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University when using this file. A high-quality version of this file may be obtained for a fee by contacting degolyer@smu.edu.
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