The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-15
-" RANK OF CLEVELAND,

Banh of XGnia.
IS altered from Is. Particulars unknown,
BANK OF ZANESVILLE
IS badly executed, the paper very thin and he emae se
and shoar of wheat in of the note very delcc
five Vbc signature of cashier lacks the periods al e
nbreviaon of Charles aud at the initial c. Vhe note we
have seen has letter A. payable to IL L. Dugan and
dated the Sth Feb, 1888.
BANK or .N.aRIETIA at Marietta.
3 altered to los aud also 2Os of Murray, Diapers Fair
man & Cos plate, letter and date unknown' Tho Bank
has no notes of this plate of larger denomination
than IS. ~ ,ooo
A. letter , payalle to Jones, dated avg 10th, 1888,
signed Arius Nyc, Caslr John Mills, Pres.
The small ovas tie left hand margin appear to be drawn
with per. -,,.,
3s letter A. dated July o. G36they can be detected by oh
serving that the counterfeit bills of an inch shorter
and of an inch than the genuine bills
SIS arrsons plate unknown, pay to H. Nye, April s.
BANK OF Mt. PLEASANT.
2Os and los altered from Is The genuine ones have no Wig
BANK OF WOOSTER, ONO.
los altered from Is. Easily detected, letter A. dated April o.
1885, Joseph s, Lake, President, Benin eny Cashier
can be detected by holding them up to the light
BELMONT BANK, ST. CLAIRsvlLLE.
Is old plate altered IS and also 10 lOs Vgncite of the gen
ulnc one lahOrer splitting a log. ~
IS b. pay Weir of vaons dates, some May 1927
and others April T. 1928 TLey exceedingly well eXec'
ted hut can by Observing that the letter IN dol
lars is crossed
IS letter B. pay Armstrong, dated Sept 10th, 1922 Tic
in dollars is crossed with ren.
10. altered from Is pay to j. JOY Ccr b. "0Gu s'p d
1924
lbs altered from Is letter A. pay to D. Osborn, June G,
1915
It's altered from ls-IclIrr
CoMMKRcIAL BANK OF CINCINNATI.
fO's letter A. payable to John W. Wales, dated May 9TH
1857 sighed j. :. Armstrong President w. s. atcl Cash
icr, and engraved by Underwood, Bald Spencer Ihc
sgua,urcs toeraly well executed The counlerieis
Tan IpH HnlIip
ing issued none Of this dCpon in the centre OF the nolc,
top, is vgnctc of william the Fourth, aud on the
right and left female figures, tie former seaated holding
Il .cnf of Nylrnl, and the latter standing with cap oil
liberty in cr rigI hand The !GorG bears date May
g 1887 and has the Of s. Hatch as cashier Since
October 1885, 10 dollar bills have been ss' suscrlO'
cd by Mr.. Latch wLo is not now cashier
CoMMERc AL BANK LAKE ERIE.
y Of various acg-sonc dated jan "a, 1884, payable 10 IL
ScymaUr Engraving course.
Is slcoyc plate, letter H. Of various dates, and payable 10
various aoUs. r.. =. Handy cashier, L. Casc President
Remarkably well executed and calculated 10 deceive tie
croccncGl ud-rs 7 he SIGNATURES are apparently ol
one hand writing and rather siIarst Gcing marked Out
by small dots in the engraving: ucr bad %**OMCVe HAT
lie letter in tie word Directors / rs no dot above il.
J tic name Of tic auk ifney engraved over the whole fare
OF tic fare oi Tie dollar notes, und Tie Counterfeit can on
~ he detected, by Observing Hat in the Glth line Tie letter
i i'll the word Conme0" is ommcd. 1t Is lctwcen the
- words "!hc Erie on ic right cnd Of TIC nor' ana "cOh
rany of tie
los spurla-yigncl,c-Go Of Liberty reclining OIL The
ans Of Clio. Leonard Case, President, A. P. Handy
CtshiCr.
FAnNEns' BANK, AT CANTON.
g. c"cr l. pay;bc % A. Lind, dated November 8, 1857, Wig
Ic,tcH SrAv rDAn, and read simply "rhc Farmers ahk
instead Of he Farmers Dak Of Cauton' on the gen
UiHc = there is no sicam 0at.
IS EpuRI0us-lavo for view Of Wagon and Horses on c
end of lie notcand IN right cud, nscaLIy engraved
Medallion head Of Wasin ton Ihey purpot TO lie cnErav'
cd by Underwood, Bald and speucersi@lcd cd NJ fosIc'
cashier and Jonn Harris, President, l F"gc, is Cashier
of tiis institution
Dos and los altered from ls They easily Re detected ly
holding them 10 the light when the alteration is visible
FARMERS AND MECHANICS BANK STEUGEN-
VILE.
rs spurious letter pay Patterson, May j. 1886 Moore
dry, Cash, Dyke President. Glc of the person
10 whom pay:bG and presidents cngravcd-vig'
ucC female figure with Liberty Cap and Eapc-hcad Of
Washington on right end, aud shcat of wheat ON lett
IS spurious, vgnte the 2s with side figures re-
vorsc yaIe to J. Patterson ongruvcd) May g. 1888,
Mouary, CASH II, lihc, eng.) President
is altered from Farmers and MGClanc Bank Burlington
WV. \bc vgnlc which is totally unlike the genuine hills
is cuH'c hotung III hand goblet to Nn eagle En-
proyoG ly Burton & Guilcv \. y.
IS letter A. IHy1hlar j. Wilson, dated June g. 1870 Jno
Vuircws, President D. Moody Cashier. rlc general exc.
Cuiion goOdOugh Tie vipucttc "GUddcss Of Liberty"
is Coarse,-PRpGr light and Tin.
los letter dated Jan 10, 1870, payable 10 T. Wells, signed
Jno. Andrews, President, w Spence Cashier VignCtte,
| Female with resting plough. Paper thin
pale Engraving pretty good.
COS and It's altered from Is. On the left hand end OF the
| genuine one is a view Ofa canal.
| FRANKLIN BANK OF COLUMBUS
3s let s. pay A. Fish, Nov 9, 1886 j. NJ Esy, cash e. W.
Prescott, Pres. Engraving coarse.
3s letter H. dated May 18Th 1888; payable 10 S. JONES' en-
craving
IS letter pay H. allen, June o, 1886, S. Lawrence Casi
G. Swan. jr. President.
IS letter nav at tie thanking House, AL bills Of the letter
payable at the banking house spurious
s.. riley are Of tile letter and made payable 10 T. p Han
dy N Noble, L Jones, H. p Espy, and probably others
The Bank has never issued any payable to +. p. HANDY o
NJ Noble The counterfeit which has been presented is utet
Oct g. 1884. Tlcre are also dates. No genuine Notes
this plate have been issued of the daie just mentioned MOI
lave amybbce numbered. above 100 since the year GI5
rG cOnnCeits shorter and narrower than the genuln
bills. Tile engraving close examination is found 10 b
coarse particularly the vignettee which inferior IN exc
Culon TO the heads of Washington and Franklin, on tn
margin, Tle eyes Of the Washington head, ale badly Ill
ated, The signature Of the cashier is very Detective ii
the genuine there is very slight mark, which swami
ing in the counerres Just over the word "rtE" con
mencng "THE President, Directors and Co." is small ha
stroke, Intended to he part of the letter "P" which TO
laws The want of this although is very slight, is suI
Ciont detect the COunerieits, The words "Banki
House" are inserted in any other note issued by I'll
Banks except tile Five Dollar note Of the place thus cou
| terfcitcd
los letter A. altered from 81, Signed Espy, Cashier
! G Swan President
GERMAN BANK OFjWOOSTER.
is altered from IL, May he detected by hpdirg up 10 u
light us the iguro s. is pasted over the one,
The letter is also left oil the word dollars
Lancaster Ohio Bank.
| Is, very badly executed
3s let Apay to Gill; date June 3O 1920, Others dated ia