Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1818-11-03

COUNTERFEIT BANK BILLS.

FROM the DostOn OaZette.
COUNTERFEIT BANK BILLS.
From statement of Counterfeit Bank
Bills, brought TO Gilbert & Deans Office
in the Old State House, Boston, from the
10th September 10 the 18th inst. inclusive
(Which they recorded as thew were
brought 10, bat 70 doubt omitted many
through the hurry of business) it appears
upwards Of two hundred counterfeit Bank
Bills were detected by them. II will be-
impossible toteil how many thousands there
are in circulation but SO MANY beiny
brought TO one office only, it will give The
public an idea of the kinds mostly in cir.
culation and impress on their minds The
importance Of vigilance and circumspec.
ton in scrutinizing Bank Bills, before
they receive them. The following are
the names of the Banks who have counter.
feited Bills in circulation, alphabetically
arranged, viz -
Auburn Bank, five dollar bill.
Boston bank, seven bills of S dollars
each, and one of ! dollar.
Bank of Columbia, al Hudson 5
dollar bill.
Bank of Pittsburgh, five bills Of 8 /
dollars each, and three of dollars each
Bank Of New Brunswick, N. J. two
bills of 5 dollars each.
Beverly Bank, dollar bill.
Bank of Troy, and dollar biIE
BaDk cf Bristol, a dollar bill.
Bank Of Rhode-island, at Newport, \
bills of 5 dollars each.
Coos Bank, eleven bills Of dollars
each.
Concord Bank, dollar bill and IS ;
cent BILL
Eagle Bank, at N. Haven, one bill d
10 dollars.
Exchange Bank, at New York, JACOB
Bankers, tive bills of dollars each.
Exchange Bank, at Providence, twenty
two bills Of 8 dollars each, and one Of 3
dollars.
Exeter Bank, four bills of 5 dollars
each.
Hartford Bank, six bills altered from
dollar to 10 dollars each, a 5 altered to
so, and SO well done, as to be hard to dis.
tiDguish them. Also, a dollar counter.
felt.
keene Bank. dollar bill altered to s.
Mechanics Bank, at New Y ork, four
bills Of S dollars each, and one Of 2dOt A
lars
Manhattan Company, at New York,
3 and S dollar bill.
Merchants Bank, at New Y rk, seven
bills of 5 dollars each, and one of 2 dol.
lars.
MiddIetown Bank, 2, 5 and 10 dollar
blk
Mechanics and Farmers Bank, at
Albany, a bill each Of !, 2, 3, and 5 dol
lars.
New York State Bank, at Albany
three bills Of 5 dollars each, aud two oflO
dollars.
Nantucket Bank, (now called Phoenix
Bank a 3 and dollar bill.
Niagara Bank, two bills of 8 dollars
each.
New London Bank, two bills Of dol
ar each.
Newburyport Bank, bill Of S dollars
Orange County Bank, at Goshen, N. y
wO bills OF 5 dollars each.
Ontario Bank, two bills Of dollars
zach.
Phoenix Bank, at Hartford, forty-tWo =
bills of dollars each, well done, and
many in circulation. Also, four bills o.
dollar, altered to 10 dollars.
Providence Bank, two bills Of DOR
ars each.
Rhode-Island, Union Bank, at New
'ort, thirty-one bills of dollars eaea'
veil done, and many in circulation,
Rhode Island Central Bank, at Ese
Greenwich, four bills Of 2 dollars each.
Warren Bank, 5 dollar bill.
A dollar bill Of what is called inc
1allowell, had the old signatures erased
md the present President and Cashier
ldded.
We have been thus particular IN oul
statements, hoping it will be beneil'
'ur fellow-citizens.
GILBERT g. DEAN.