Private Bank Note

Name/Title

Private Bank Note

Entry/Object ID

1945.30.1

Description

Private bank note for 10 dollars issued by the Franklin County Bank. The face is printed with the inscription, "No. 1088 / THE Franklin County Bank Promises to pay [illeg] or bearer Ten Dollars on demand / ST ALBANS BAY, July 1852." It is signed in both the Cashier and President lines. It is printed with a large X at the center, a woman in a dock scene holding scales, and a woman near a body of water leaning against a large shield. The word "TEN" is printed at the center in red letters, and in in reverse on the back in the same location.

Context

Issued by the Franklin County Bank in St. Albans, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1945.30

Source or Donor

Parlin, Fred L.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Estate of Fred L. Parlin

Made/Created

Bureau

Franklin County Bank

Date made

1852

Place of Origin

City

St. Albans City

County

Franklin County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Designer or Engraver

Durand Perkins & Co.

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-3/4 in

Width

6-3/4 in

Composition

Material

Paper