This check, dated December 14, 1876, is drawn by C.V. Levy, Attorney at Law, on the First National Bank in Frederick, Maryland. It is made out to Wm. R. Hill, attorney for Wm. R. Barnes & Co., for the amount of $7.60. The check features an ornate vignette of Miss Liberty on the left side and decorative Victorian-style lettering for the bank's name. A blue revenue stamp is affixed to the upper right corner. The reverse includes endorsements by Wm. R. Hill, R.M. Hoffe (for Wm. R. Barnes & Co.), and B.T. Baldwin, President of the First National Bank.
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This item is an advertising promissory note resembling US currency, issued by C. M. Salinger's Oak Hall Clothing House in Leavenworth, Kansas, dated May 10, 1869. The front features ornate Victorian-style lettering declaring "United States THREE DOLLARS" and indicates that "Three Dollars can be saved on every Suit of Clothes purchased" at the clothing house. It includes a serial number (#24597), a classical female figure (likely Liberty or Columbia) on the left, and a portrait of a male figure (likely a historical statesman) on the right, all within intricate borders and a green underprint. A red seal is also present. The reverse side features further ornate design, stating, "On presentation of this Bill at our OAK HALL Clothing House / The holder will be politely waited upon / and given the worth of his money." and is signed by Chas. M. Salinger. **3.