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2 Dollars Bank of Washtenaw
| Uitgever | Bank of Washtenaw |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1835 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | The obverse carries a central allegorical vignette with agricultural and industrial motifs, including a steam locomotive, a water mill, a sheaf of grain, and a beehive, flanked by large ornate numeral "2" counters at each corner. An eagle bearing the American crest appears within the composition, and the whole is framed by a decorative letterpress border with "TWO DOLLARS" inscribed along the lower margin. The note was completed and issued, with manuscript entries for date, payee, and authorizing signatures. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Blank. |
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| Opmerkingen |
The Bank of Washtenaw was chartered in Michigan Territory in 1835, the same year Michigan was embroiled in the Toledo War — a bloodless boundary dispute with Ohio that briefly threatened federal intervention. Frontier banking in this period was notoriously unstable; Michigan's "wildcat" banking era, formalized by the General Banking Law of 1837, produced dozens of undercapitalized institutions whose notes quickly depreciated or became worthless altogether. Whether Washtenaw survived that collapse is the more pressing question for a collector holding this note.
Draper, Toppan, Longacre & Co. operated simultaneously out of Philadelphia and New York, and determining which shop handled a specific job often requires checking plate letter sequences.