The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-08

BANK OF Mt. PLEASANT.
gOs and los altered from Is The genuine ones have no Wig
aiette.
BANK OF WOOSTER, ONO.
1Ts altered from Is Easily detected letter A. dated April g.
1895 Joseph S. Lake President, Hann. Beiy, Cashier,
can be edotsctsd by holding them up 10 tie light
BELMONT BANK, ST, CLAiEsvILLE,
Is old pae altered and also 10 0s VgnCe othe gen.
iIne one a laborer splitting log, .
s letter D. nay Weir of vaos dates, some May 1927,
and others April q 1928. They exceedingly well oxecu
f. ted he detected by observing that the letter III dol
lars is not crossed.
IS letter B. pay Armstrong, dated Sept lOth 1879 Inc
in dollars is crossed with pen
los altered from Is pay j. JOy letter B. dated Sept y
1929.
los altered from ls letter A. pOy 70 d. osUo'h 'u9 u
3Os altered from ls-leter A
COMMERCIAL BANK or CINCINNATI.
IGs letter A. payable to JOHN W. Wales dated May Ath
1887, signtd j. s. Armstrong, President w l!atch' CASH
1ier and engraved by Underwood, Bald Spencer. IEe
signatures tuieraly well executed The counlces
may lie easily detected by noticing tile place, tie snk hav
ing issued none of this deslrpon in The centre O. the note
at tile top, vignetle Of William the FOURTH and on the
right and female figures tie former seated EotIng
seaf Of wheat and the latter Standing with cap OF
Ny IN her right hand. The oneheore lis bears da'c May
9, 1887, and las the of W. s. Hatch as cashier SINCE
rtuber 1885, 10 dollar bills have hcen issued, sulsib-
cd by Mr.. Hatch, who is not now cashier
@CoIHERoAl BANE LAKE ERIE.
2 of various dulcs-sone dated JAM "a, 1884 payable TO H.
seymcnr. Engraving
IS sereJye pae letter NJ of rCrons dates and nayaMe 10
vnroas persons T. r Handy cGsier, L. Case, President
Bangrkaby well executed, ard calculated to deceive Tue
eXOerencod judges The signatures are apparently OF
hand writing, and rather stItirst being marked OUT
by small in engraving paper bad &*+otscve that
lie letter in the word Directors has no dot above it,
e the of e Bank finely engraved over tie Whole lace
4f tile fuve the our notes anu Tie Counterfeit e0m on
v he detected by observing that in the fifth line, tic letter
in tie word "Commerca is omnitted 1t between nc
words Ere the right end Of the nOe and "ceh'
pGny of the'
ms snurousvignee-Gen of Liberty reclining the
arms of Ohio. Leonard Case, President A. T. Handy,
Cashier.
FARMERS BANK, AT CANTON.
2s letter /, payable Lind, dated November H. 1851 Ns
neea STEAM Boat, and read simply "IEc Farmers h''k
instead of he Farmers Bank Of Canton" On tie gen.
uine 2s there is no Steamboat.
IS SPuKIoUs-have for view Of Wagon and Horses on Ie't
end of the noe-and IN righ end misernby engraved
Medallion head of Washington 1cy purpo to he eeFaV'
ed by Underwood Bald & and spercer-sgned NJ fog'e
cashier and Jonn Harris President L. FoSe' Is cashier
oof this institution.
COS and los altered from Is They easily he detected by
holding to the light when the alteration is visible
lARM - AND MECHANICS BANK STEuBEN-
= VILE.
2s spurious, letter pay Patterson, May 1855 Moore
dry, Casl Dyke President. Tc name OF Tic person
TO whom paysble and presidents are engravcd-vig
nelte, female figure with LicrtyCap and EGgc-Lcad 0
Syas8ington rylt end and sheaf of wheat en- lcH'
s spurious, vgnette the 2s with side hgues re
vorsed-payae j. Patterson, (cngroved) May t. 1855
Moodry, Cashier, Dixie, (eng) President
5s altered from Farmers and Mechanics Bank, b"h eon
w. " Abe vignie, which totally unlike the genuine n''
is female holding in hand goblet to an eagle En-
.graved by Burton5 Gurey N Y.
5sseer "A payable TO J.IVson, dated June g. l84O Jn
vndrews, President D. Moody Cashier. rhe general exc
c,tion good--hough the vimctte "Goddess OF Liberty
isscoarse,-Paper light and thin.
los letter dated Jan. 10, 1910, payable to B. Wells, signe
ndrn prneidpn
"a Female with resting plough. Paper til
pale. Engraving pretty good.
eos and los altered from Is On the left hand eud OF Ill
genuine one is view of a canal.
SFRANKLIN BANK or COLUMBUS.
Ss lat g. pay A. Fish, Nov 9, 1886 j. NJ Espy cash g.
"A Prescott, Pres. Engraving coarse.
IS letter H. dated May 18th 1885, payable 10 e. 'o"es'
craving coarse. - ,
IS ese I. pay H. EAlen June g. 1886, e. Lawrence, Cash
6. Swan jr. President
IS letter pay at the Banking House. All bills oil Inc ieuef
payable at the banking house are spurious
IS Ihey Of the letter and made payable 10 T'P' nH
.dy N. Noble, Jones, H. P. Espy, and probably ONE
M The Bank has issued any payable TO p HANDY
N.Noblc The counterfeit which has been presented Is dat
Oct8,' 1884, There are also dates. No genuine Noes
this plate have been issued of the date just mentioned, u
have onylbeen numbercd above 100 since the yea i87
~ qne comtertets arc shorter and narrower tban e ge
bls the engraving, close examination, IS iouho 10
particularly the vignettee which inferior IN e.
cution 70 the heads Of Washington and Franklin, on
margin, The eyes of the Washington head, are badly
the genuine notes there very slight mark, which is
ing in the counterfeis Just the word TIE," co
mencng ,sTHE President, Directors and Co." is small IL
stroke, intended 10 be part Of the letter "P," which
laws The want Of this although is very slight is s
& cient 70 detect the counerfeits, The words "Bank
House, are NOT inserted in any other note issued by
Banks except the Five Dollar note Of the place thus
steFfeied,
IOsleaer 4, altered from 81, Signed Espy Cashier;
,is Swan, President, & "A 81 -
GERMAN BANK OFsWOOSTER.
5sallered Iom Is May he detected by mold irg up to
light, as the figure spasted over tile one,
Y Tie letter is also left OF tile word dollars.
S lancaster Ohio Bank.
u IL Wv badly executed f 1sf
~ tet nav 10 cal date June 3o 1929, Others dated
III k3, 1928
6s Aened Caraghty, Cashier; Creed PreSt, letter a.
able 10 w Reese: dated June 90, 1928. The ensravI
remarkably well executed hut the paper is heavier mud
yelowish colour and the gseal impression lighter thar
genuine NOTES Tbey are also about qnarter Of an
longer and liuIc wider Others Of the same dat
hove. pavnble 10 Gill All genuine noess which