Private Bank Note

Name/Title

Private Bank Note

Entry/Object ID

1979.18.3

Description

Private bank note for 2 dollars from The Essex Bank in Guildhall, Vermont. The serial number is 3635, and it is dated to the 1830s (partially illegible). It is signed by John Dewey (president). Written in ink on the back is the inscription, "Please build a banking [illeg] May 20, 1835."

Acquisition

Accession

1979.18

Source or Donor

VHS Library

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Bureau

The Essex Bank

Date made

1835

Place of Origin

Town

Guildhall

County

Essex County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Designer or Engraver

Rawdon, Clark & 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

Depth

2-13/16 in

Length

6-7/8 in