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Recto. Northhampton Bank (Massachusetts), 1 dollar, 1843

Title
Recto. Northhampton Bank (Massachusetts), 1 dollar, 1843
Creator / Contributor
New England Bank Note Co., United States, 1833-1858 [producer]
Date
1843
Edition
Massachusetts, 1843
Language
No linguistic content
Description
Extent: 7.1 x 17.5 cm.
Materials/Techniques: ink on paper
paper
Subjects
Places
Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School
Abstract
Printed on off-white paper in black ink. Images include a standing female figure, a seated female allegorical figure holding a scythe and rake; sailing vessels; steam engine, and a building.Verso: blank except for three handwritten signatures and one set of initials.
Genre
currencies
engravings
Style
Antebellum
Notes
General note: Serial number: "A". ; Note in manuscript: issue number "751" in red ink. Name of bearer, date "Jan 1 1848", and signatures of the Cashier and President in brown ink. ; Verso: note in manuscript: three signatures in brown ink and initials in blue/black ink.
Subject: Banking currency
Inscription: "THE President, Directors & Co of The NORTHHAMPTON BANK promise to pay ONE DOLLAR to ___ or bearer on demand. NORTHHAMPTON.
Rights: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School: These images may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the Historical Collections Department, Baker Library, Harvard Business School. Appointment necessary to consult collection.

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