H. D. Starr $2.00 (two dollars) private scrip

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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 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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H. D. Starr $2.00 (two dollars) private scrip

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