Subject: Bank notes

This book contains a collection of poems by Luriana A. H. Munday, published in 1859. One poem is dedicated to the Mexican War. The book is notable for being printed by a Jewish printer, an unusual occurrence for the time period. The book includes billheads for the U.S. Banknote Company, operated by Levey Bros. and Company, bank stationers in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Advertising bank note for C. Kaufman's clothing store in Clarion, Pennsylvania. Dated May 2, 1859, this note could be redeemed for a US dollar bill if $20.00 was spent at the store. The note includes a biographical sketch of Charles Kaufman, the store owner, detailing his emigration from Germany, his business ventures in Clarion, and his civic involvement.

$2 Confederate States of America bank note, third series, dated June 2, 1862. The note features a portrait of Judah Philip Benjamin, Secretary of State of the Confederate States. Issued in Richmond, Virginia.

Six-page manuscript outlining the case against Michael Myers for counterfeiting Bank of Hagerstown (Maryland) notes. The document, docketed "Guilty," is dated September 7, 1840, and the court was Adams County, Pennsylvania.

Advertising bank note for H. L. Lazarus & Co., a clothing bazaar located at 34 East Genesee Street (corner of Warren) and 44, 46, 48 Warren Street, Syracuse, New York. The $500 note depicts Washington, Lady Justice, and what appears to be an engraving of Henry Lazarus. While undated, the note is associated with 1855 based on biographical information about Henry L. Lazarus.

Twenty dollar bank note from the Bank of Washington in North Carolina, used for advertising. The note is signed 12/6/1853 and has a handwritten inscription on the back advertising Herzberg & Brother, Clothiers, located at No. 2 Market Space, Baltimore, Maryland. Philip Herzberg, mentioned in connection with this note, was a prominent figure in Baltimore in 1853, serving as chairman of the committee to form a temple and known for his active Jewish life.

One dollar bank note issued by I. J. Cohen & Brothers on November 13, 1839 in Baltimore, Maryland. The note features an image of an Indian on a rock overlooking a harbor with ships.

Advertising bank note for J. Rosenberg, successor to H. Kahn, located at 839 Ninth Avenue (SW corner of 55th Street), New York, New York. The note is designed to resemble a Confederate $10 bill and features an advertisement for ladies' and gents' furnishings on the reverse. While the note itself is dated February 17, 1864, the advertisement suggests a publication date around 1875.

Advertising bank note for Lewisson's Clothing Bazaar, located at 23 South Main Street, Providence, Rhode Island. The note features imagery of a sailor with a US flag and an Indian maiden with a US shield. While the note itself is undated, an advertisement matching this note appeared in the 1852 Providence City Tax Book. References to this advertisement also appear in Rhode Island Jewish Historical Notes, American Tercentenary Issue, pages 122 & 123 (1840).

Advertising bank note for P. Aronson, Tailor, located at 49 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California. This $3 bank note, referencing the US Bank Note Act of May 10th, 1860, entitles the bearer to a 25-cent discount on orders of $4 or more for pants, $14 or more for suits, and $15 or more for overcoats. The note is dated circa 1875.

An uncut sheet of six reprinted New Hampshire colonial notes, originally issued April 3, 1755 (redated June 1, 1756). This reprint, produced circa 1855 by Mendes I. Cohen, uses the original engraved copper plate and features denominations related to Spanish Milled Dollar values (6 pence, 5 shillings, 3 shillings, 7 shillings and 6 pence, 3 shillings and 9 pence, 3 shillings). The sheet measures approximately 13" x 8.25", with each individual note measuring 5.5" x 2.25".