Name/Title
Liberty Bond Exchange Sample PagesEntry/Object ID
2014.018.0097Description
16 7/8"h x 12 5/8"w
The original covers had a metal spine for posts which were rusted shut. The pages were cut from the binder. I do not know the circumstances that required the exchange of the bonds, but it was a lot of work.
Column 1. Date
Column 2. Name of Owner
Column 3. Receipt No.
Column 4. Issue [1, 2 3, etc.]
Column 5. Rate
The following three were grouped together under “Original Bonds Received”
Column 6. Pieces and Denomination
Column 7. Total Value
Column 8. Serial No.
Column 9. Federal Reserve Bank Reference
The following three were grouped together under “New Bonds Delivered”
Column 10. Pieces and Denominations
Column 11. Total Value
Column 12. Serial No.
The next two were grouped together under “Delivered”
Column 13. By Whom
Column 14. Date
There were thirty lines on each page.
P. 2-5=1920
P. 5-6=1921
P. 7-8=1920
P. 9-17=1921
P. 18-77=Blank and not retained
P. 78=Blank
P. 79=Illegible date
P. 80-82=Bonds sent away in 1922
P. 83-84=Bonds held by the bank in 1921-1922
p. 85-99=Not present
P. 100-106=Bonds held for safekeeping 1920-1922
P. 107=Blank
P. 108=List of 3rd Liberty Bonds sent to Richmond May 27, 1920
P. 109=2d Liberty Bonds
P. 110=List of bonds sent to Federal Reserve Bank for conversion on June 30, 1922
P. 111=Blank
P. 112=One bond assigned to another on July 15, 1921
There were several loose sheets at the end of the pages.
August 5, 1920 Receipt for $900 worth of bonds received by the bank
April 29, 1921 Receipt for one Liberty Bond received by the bank
No date Small sheet of St. Mary’s Seminary letterhead with lots of figuring in pencil on the verso
June 7, 1922 Mercantile Trust and Deposit Co. of Baltimore purchased just over $1,000 worth of bonds from the Leonardtown Bank
June 22, 1922 Mercantile Trust and Deposit Co. of Baltimore purchased about $1,300 worth of bonds from the Leonardtown Bank
July 13, 1922 Mercantile Trust and Deposit Co. of Baltimore purchased just over $860 worth of bonds from the Leonardtown Bank, sending a letter, receipt, and a form notice of Bid and Asked amounts for Liberty Bonds and Treasury Notes. The letter testily told the bank that “Mrs.” had been omitted from endorsement of two bonds and to get that fixed. There is lots of figuring on the verso of the notice.
August 16, 1922 Mercantile Trust and Deposit Co. of Baltimore purchased just over $768 worth of bonds from the Leonardtown Bank
Text on verso: Occurs on a few sheetsCollection
County Trust Company CollectionPublication Details
Date Published
1920 - 1922