{"id":104919,"date":"2021-04-18T15:30:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-18T20:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cw-chronicles.com\/blog\/?p=104919"},"modified":"2021-04-18T15:19:40","modified_gmt":"2021-04-18T20:19:40","slug":"richmond-virginia-2-dollars-april-19-1861","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.cw-chronicles.com\/blog\/richmond-virginia-2-dollars-april-19-1861\/","title":{"rendered":"Richmond, Virginia, 2 dollars, April 19, 1861"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Corporation<\/a>Title<\/strong>
\nCorporation of Richmond (Virginia), 2 dollars, 1861
\nAuthor \/ Creator<\/strong>
\nHoyer & Ludwig, Richmond [producer]
\nCreation Date<\/strong>
\n1861
\nEdition<\/strong>
\nVirginia, 1861
\nDescription<\/strong>
\nPrinted on white paper in red and black ink. Images include complex background pattern in red ink and a portrait of John Letcher. Verso: blank.
\nMaterials\/Techniques:<\/strong> ink on paper
\nMaterials\/Techniques:<\/strong> paper
\nDimensions:<\/strong> 7.4 x 17 cm.
\nNotes<\/strong>
\nGeneral:<\/strong> Note in manuscript: issue number “[ ]8459” and signatures of the Chamberlain and President in brown ink.
\nSubject:<\/strong> Civil War era currency
\nInscription:<\/strong> “RICHMOND 19 April 1861 CORPORATION OF RICHMOND Promise to pay to the Bearer TWO DOLLARS in pursuance of ordinance passed this day April 19 1861”.
\nSubject<\/strong>
\nmoney ; Paper money ; bills of exchange ; patterns (design elements) ; portrait medallions
\nForm \/ Genre<\/strong>
\ncurrencies
\nengravings
\nAssociated Name<\/strong>
\nLetcher, John, 1813-1884 [associated name]
\nCorporation of Richmond, Virginia [associated name]
\nVirginia [associated name]
\nRelated Work<\/strong>
\npart of American Currency Collection
\nRelated Information<\/strong>
\nDevelopment of American Capitalism–Money and banking
\nRepository<\/strong>
\nBaker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School<\/p>\n

Note: The reverse side has no printing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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