Confederate Currency, 1861-1864

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 50

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This is a collection of documents collected by Ernest A. Walen of Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The collection contains original letters, orders, printed material, official documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, prints, etc. covering the 19th Century with an emphasis on American Civil War materials and some 20th Century materials concerning the Civil War. Most of the material on the Civil War concerns the Confederacy, with some Federal documents included.

Dates

Creation: 1861-1864

Conditions Governing Access

Noncirculating; available for research

Extent

11 Items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

25 cent bill, #6628, printed by the City Council of Augusta, Georgia, November 27, 1861.

25 cent bill, #20393, printed by the. State of Georgia, January 1, 1863.

$5 bill, #89756, printed by the Confederate States of America, February 17, 1864.

$5 bill, #38481, printed by the Confederate States of America, February 17, 1864.

$10 bill, #136385, printed by the Confederate States of America, February 17, 1864.

$10 bill, #41697, printed by the Confederate States of America, February 17, 1864.

$20 bill, #58781, printed by the Confederate States of America, February 17, 1864.

$20 bill, #58714, printed by the Confederate States of America, September 2, 1861.

$1000 bill, #297 (parchment copy), printed by the Confederate States of America, May 28, 1861.

$1000 bond, #987, printed by the State of Tennessee, April 1, 1862.

Blank check from the Bank of Virginia at Richmond, circa 1860s.