Archives International Auctions Auction 100 March 26, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 100 37 March 26, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com U.S. Treasury Checks & Drafts Washington, D.C. 158 158 D.C., Treasury of the U.S., Sight Draft, 1825, signed by Thomas Tudor Tucker as U.S. Treasurer. Washington, D.C., Nov. 30, 1825, $130, I/C sight draft signed by Thomas Tudor Tucker ( June 25, 1745 – May 2, 1828), black text on thin white paper, ornate text, toned in the middle left and small stains on the lower right not effecting the autograph, S/N 1490, This sight draft was payable at the Bank of New York. It is made out to Mynert Marsilius Dox. Tucker was a Bermuda-born American physician and politician representing Charleston, South Carolina. He was elected from South Carolina in both the Continental Congress and the U.S. House. He later was appointed as Treasurer of the United States and served from 1801 to his death in 1828, establishing a record as the longest-serving Treasurer. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $600-900 U.S. Federal Checks, Drafts & Exchanges Maryland 159 159 MD. Bank of the United States, Cashier of the Office of Discount 1803 I/C Check Baltimore, Maryland, 17th December, 1803. Issued and cut cancelled Check for the sum of $1820, from the Bank of the United States, deposited in Baltimore. Payable to Anthony Murry, Esq., and endorsed over to James Davidson Jr., Esq., Cashier, the check was issued by G. Simpson, Cashier for the Bank of the U.S., Printed with Black text with black handwriting. Fine condition with the left side missing the top left corner and evidence of tape repair and with a small spindle hole at center left. The Bank of the United States was a national bank chartered in 1791, as one of Alexander Hamilton’s proposed federal expansion measures. This is an extremely early document from this bank. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $400-600 U.S. Federal Bonds - “Act of 1813 - Federal Bond” Form Washington , D.C. 160 160 U.S. Federal Bond, “Act of Congress of February 8, 1813” Remainder Bond form. Washington, D.C., 1813, $-Odd, Remainder bond form, Counterfoil on left with denomination security numbers, U.S. Federal arms of Eagle holding arrows and olive branch, “E Pluribus Unum” in ribbon and stars on top, No S/N, 14x 7 inches, back has area for keeping track of transfers and amounts, Issued During the War of 1812, this bond was created to help finance the War of 1812 (1812–1815) between the United States and Great Britain. The U.S. government needed funds to sustain military operations, including paying soldiers, acquiring supplies, and funding naval engagements. The bondholder would receive 6% annual interest, which was a relatively high return for the time with payments made in quarterly installments. This bond represents how the U.S. government managed war financing before the Federal Reserve system existed, and the structure of this bond (interest payments, government-backed security) laid the foundation for later government bonds, including U.S. Treasury bonds today. Historic bond issued during the infancy of our country. The bond appears to have been repaired, possibly from 2 different bonds with water damage at the right vertical 1/4 of the bond. Rare in any condition. ��Est. $1,000-2,000