Marion County $1.00 (one dollar) county scrip
Rating
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 DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University when using this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained for a fee. For details see the https://sites.smu.edu/cul/degolyer/research/permissions/ web page. For other information, contact degolyer@smu.edu.
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