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Archives InternationalAuctions
FederalDocuments&LibertyLoans
ExcitingWarof1812BondReceipt.
439
439 War of 1812Capital FundedStockReceipt Remainder, Receipt for Loanof 1813, HesslerX-71.
Washington, D.C., issuedMarch 1813. Six Percent
CertificateofAnnuity.This remainderwasbound intoabookwhichcontainedagroupofLetters (Reports) fromtheSecretaryof theNavywithaccount-
ingof theNavyDepartmentduring theyearsof 1814-1815.Printersof thedocuments from “WashingtonCity”areRogerChewWeightmanandA.&G.
Way. Documentscontainvariousexpendituresduring theperiodand towhom theyweremade. It ispostulatedbyyourcataloguerwithpaperbeingso
expensiveat thatperiodofhistory, printersandbookbindersusedwhat theycould tobolster thebindingsof reportsandbooks.Without thatpractice
thisdocumentwouldhavebeen lost tohistory.TheReceiptRemainderwhile inportions is inneedofarchival restoration.Nonetheless, this isasignifi-
cantfiscal document from the formativeyearsofournationíshistory.Thebondwas issuedbyActofFebruary8, 1813and is listedonpages88&89, as
an (R-8) intheHesslerGuide.TheReceipt likebonddisplaysthe“GreatSealwithRamísheadabove, safetynumeralsonthe indentedborder.Asan (R-8)
whichdesignatesonly1-3 specimens remain, thismaybeyouronlychanceof a representativeexampleof this issue! Worthyofnotice toanycollector
ofearlyU.S.TreasuryFiscal paper. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est.
$1750-3500
U.S.FederalDocuments&
LibertyLoans
440
440 United States LoanOffice Certificate, State of CT., IssuedApril
16th, 1793,
VignetteofUnitedStates seal, signedbyWilliam Imlay
as commissioner. S/N 77, These certificates were acknowledged by
the state tobe valid certificates of statedebt.Theywere redeemed
withUnitedStatesBonds.R-5.CC/VFwithArchivalRepairsEst.
$500-1000
Louisiana
441
441 Military Bounty Land Act of March 3, 1855 Land Grant for 172
Acresof Land inOpelousas, LA.
Louisiana, 1860, Issued landgrant
toWilliamMercer. 7 x 5 inches,Americanflagon top left,VF condi-
tion.ScarcepreCivilWar landdocument. Scarce.���������������Est.
$250-500
442
442 Assistant Treasurer of the U.S., NewOrleans, LA. 1870’s, War
Department Paymaster Check by BEP.
NewOrleans, Louisiana,
UnissuedWarDepartment checkwithStanton’sportrait on the left,
blackon light greenpaper, backblank, counterfoil attachedon left,
PrintedbyB.E.P.,Uncirculated.RareNewOrleansBranchTreasurers
check. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$500-1000
Washington,D.C.
443
443 Washington, DC- Assistant Treasurer of the United States (At
NewYork) CheckMay6, 1868- PaidMay 20, 1868.
Most of these
checks thatyouseeareunissued.Thischeckwas issuedandpaidout
threeyearsafterhostilities from theCivilWarended. Allegorical fig-
ureof “Liberty”AU/Unc.ConditionCutCancelled.NBNC. ���Est.
$200-400
