Private Bank Note

Banknote

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Private Bank Note

Entry/Object ID

1941.23.2

Description

Private bank note for 5 dollars. The left edge is printed with the word, "VERMONT", and there is a swag border with the word "FIVE" within every other swag. The top reads, "FIVE DOLLARS". The center reads, "The President Directors & Company of the BANK OF WINDSOR promise to pay [blank] or bearer on demand ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS WINDSOR July [illeg]1865." The ground of the center is filled with the words "Five Dollars" repeated. The 2 signatures have faded to illegibility.

Context

Issued by the Bank of Windsor in Windsor, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1941.23

Source or Donor

Lawlor, M. F.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Bureau

Bank of Windsor

Date made

1865

Place of Origin

Town

Windsor

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Note, Private Bank

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Money, Paper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Composition

Material

Paper