Money
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Commemorative wooden nickels and Confederate bill facsimile
Collection — Folder S2228
Identifier: S2228
Scope and Contents
This collection includes three "wooden nickel" certificates created to commemorate the Wabash County, Indiana Centennial (1935) and the Decatur, Indiana Centennial (1936). The collection also contains a facsimile of a five hundred dollar Confederate note memento from the Civil War Centennial Exhibit held at the L.S. Ayres and Company auditorium in Indianapolis from April 11 to April 22, 1961.
Dates:
1935-1961
Dixie O'Connor collection
Collection — Folder S1024
Identifier: S1024
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a Civil War sutlers check found by Dixie O'Connor at the Wilson's Creek Battlefield near Republic, Missouri. The token was given to a soldier in the 22nd Indiana Volunteer Regiment and it was "good for 25 cent in goods." There is also the October 25, 1963 letter O'Connor sent with the sutlers check to the Indiana State Library. His letter describes how and where he found the token and offers his speculation about how it got there (the 22nd did not take part in the...
Dates:
circa 1861-1862, 1963
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Dixie O'Connor collection
James Bliss deposition
Collection — Folder S132
Identifier: S0132
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a deposition from James Bliss in Harrison County, Indiana on 1853/12/09 regarding an allegation of possession of counterfeit money.
Dates:
1853/12/09
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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James Bliss deposition
Paper currency collection
Collection
Identifier: L393
Scope and Contents
This collection contains fractional currency, interest bearing notes, and other forms of paper currency of various denominations from the United States, the Philippines, and France. ranging from 1807 to 1863. The bulk of the collection contains state bank notes, both circulated and uncirculated, from Indiana during the "Free Banking Era" (1837-1863). The collection also includes bank notes from Connecticut, Michigan, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia (1835-1863); United States...
Dates:
1807-1949, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Paper currency collection
Promissory notes
Collection — Folder S3346
Identifier: S3346
Scope and Contents
This collection includes promissory notes ranging from circa 1842 to 1864 regarding several states, including Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee.
Dates:
circa 1842-1864
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Promissory notes
Which? Gold or Silver pamphlet
Collection — Folder S2139
Identifier: S2139
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the pamphlet, Which? Gold or Silver. Copyrighted by C. M. Daniels Publishing Co. in 1896, the pamphlet is "a compilation by a workingman" regarding the question of whether the United States should base its money on the gold standard of on free silver coinage and was published and distributed (for 10 cents a copy, plus 2 cents in stamps) prior to the 1896 presidential election.
Dates:
1896
