Marion County $1.00 (one dollar) county scrip

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Title	Marion County $1.00 (one dollar) county scrip
County of Origin	Marion County
Town of Issue	Jefferson
Currency Type	County Scrip
Denomination	$1.00
Bank Issuer	Marion County
Imprint	None
Date Issued	October 1st, 1862.
Decade	1860-1869
Notes	This county scrip was issued in Jefferson by Marion County. A simple decorative line borders each edge of the note. A mug of beer is printed in the center of the left border; the amount '$1.' is printed above and below it. A decorative printer's design comprises the right border. The abbreviation 'No.' is printed towards the upper-left corner of the note; the number '2014' is handwritten adjacent to it. The following phrase is printed across the top edge of the note: ISSUED ONLY ON DEPOSITE [sic] OF CONFEDERATE MONEY. An eagle is printed beneath. The date is printed in the lower-left corner. The note is signed on the recto by Leven T. Gray, County Clerk, and James P. Durr, Chief Justice. Gray, a native of Alabama, lists his occupation in the 1860 Census as a farmer. He is listed in the 1862 Texas Almanac as the county clerk of Marion County. Durr, a Georgia native, is listed in the 1860 Census as a merchant. A vignette of a line of elephants dressed in costume is printed in green ink on the verso of the note. BC-239.
Rarity	R.7
Signatures	L T Gray Clerk.; J P Durr Chief Justice.
Dimensions	6 x 13 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	MarionJefferson0000011_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)	0000011r.tif; 0000011v.tif
Scan Path Number	Marion\Jefferson\0000011r
Rowe Catalog Number	13
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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Marion County $1.00 (one dollar) county scrip

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