Private Bank Note

Banknote

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Private Bank Note

Entry/Object ID

1942.19

Description

Private bank note for 75 cents issued by the Vermont State Bank. The words "SEVENTY FIVE C" run along the left edge. The face has the inscription, "No. 805 75 Cents / May 25, 1808 / For the President & Directors of the Vermont STATE BANK I promise to pay to the Bearer at their office of Discount & Deposit at Woodstock Seventyfive CENTS on demand / LXXY". At the bottom are 2 signatures: that of the president and that of the cashier.

Context

Issued by the Vermont State Bank in Woodstock, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1942.19

Source or Donor

Babcock, F. D. E.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Bureau

Vermont State Bank

Date made

1808

Place of Origin

Town

Woodstock

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 Tertiary Object Term

Currency, Fractional

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Money, Paper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-3/8 in

Width

3-1/2 in

Composition

Material

Paper