The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-22

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Is badly executed the paper very thn aud the female figure
and sleaf of wheat of the note very deec-
tive Ve signature of tho cashier lacks the periods al the
abbreva;on of Charles and at the initial Vhe note we
have has the letter A. payable TO liz L. puSan' anu
dated the 8th Feb, 1888.
BANK OF MARIETTA at .MarieRd.
IS altered los aud also to 20 of Murray, Drapers FaiI
man & Co.'S plate, letter and date unlAown, the Bank
has no notes out of this plate of larger denomina'oh
tlan 5s 800
S. letter A. payable to Jones, dated Aug 1Otf 1888,
signed Arius Nye, Cashr, John Mills, Pres
Tie small Ovals the left hand margin appear to be drawn
with PEN ....
3s letter A. dated uy2l lS3hey be detected by OBJ
serving that counterfeit bills of an inch shorter
and of an inch neTrowcr thnn the genuine bills.
IS larrson plate letter unknown, pay to H. Nye April g.
BANK OF Mt. PLEASANT.
COS and los altered from Is The genuine cne5 have Wig
nete -... ... ...- ....
BANK OF WOOSTER, Ono.
los altered from Is. Easily delcted letter A. dated april g.
1885, Joseph S, Lake, President, Benjn Benty Cashier
be detected by holding them up 10 the light.
BELMONT BANK, ST. CLAIRsVILLE.
Is old pae altered 5s aud also to los Vgncte the gen
une one, n Iaborcr splitting log.
IS letter B. pay Weir of varons dates some May /, 1927,
and Others ril Z 1928, They exceedingly well eXecl
ted but can lie detected by observing that the letter in dol
lars is not crossed.
IS letter B. pay j. Armstrong, dated Sept lOth 1873. The
in dollars is crossed with pen.
los altered from Is pay TO j. Joy, letter D. daed sept y,
1929.
los altered from Is, letter A, poy to i. os,orn June 6,
1919.
los altered from 1s--ctter
COMMERCIAL BANK OF CiNCINNATh
l0s letter A. pay able to John w. Wales dated May 9TH
1897 signed j. 3 Armstrong President, W. fiach Cash
ier and engraved by Underwood, Bald Spencer The
signatures toerahy well executed. The counterteits
nay he easily detected ynotcng the place, tile snk hav'
ing issued meme of this deso; in tie renlre of the notc,
tic top, vignee of William tile Fourth, and OIL the
right and left female figures, Tie former seUaed holding
sIetf Of wl&at, and tie latter standing, with cap OF
liberty in Ter right hand The before us bears date May
2 1887, and has the of VS. Hatch cashier Since
October, 1885 10 dollar bills Lave been issued, ubcrib'
ed by Mr.. Hatch, who is not now cashier
CoMMERc,AL BANK LAKE ERIE.
o of dated Jan "a, 1884, payable to H.
seymour Engraving course.
stereOyc plate NJ various dates and payable to
persons. 4. p. Handy cashier, L. Case, President
Remarkably well executed. and calculated 10 deceive the
most eXo3eHced judi gcs The gEaG2s apparently OF
one hand wriling aud rather stT-frs being marked out
y small dots in the engraving paper bad es+ohseVe Nat
lie letter IL t:? word Directors las 10 dot above IT,
IS the Of the Bank anGy engraved over tie whole face
Of tile of tic dollar notes, aud tie counterfeit can on
iy lie detccd y obscrving that in the fifth line, tie letter
in tie word "CJmmec!Ri is Onnitted II is between the
"a words ahc Eric the right end of Tie mole, aud "con
pany of the"
los spugioas--vgnoo-G of Liberty reclining on the
Urlcs uf Ohio. Leonard Case, PRESIDENT, 4. I. Handy,
CF-A.tr.
FAnMERs' BANK, AT CANTON
IS letter payable A. Lind, dated November o. 1887, Wig
Uetc STEAM BOAT, and read simply "Ihe Farmers lank'
iustead Of he Farmers Bank Of Canton" Oh tie gen.
une Is there no Steamboat.
IS SgGGIoi Shave for view of Wagon and Horses on let
end Uf the note-and right Cnd, mcruhy engraved
Medallion head of WosingoW riley Iurror 10 be ensra,'
ed Icy Underwood, Bald and spencer-signcd M Fugir
cacr and john Harris, President, j. FosIe, is Cashier
of ibis Institution.
COS and los altered from 1s They easily he detected by
holding them to the light when tie alteration visible
FARMERS AND MECHANICS BANK STEUBEN-
WILLIE.
Is spurious, letter pay Patterson, Mayh, 1885, Moore
dry, Cash. EOy Ike, President. The name OF tie person
10 whom payable and presidents engruved-vig
ns'e, female figure with Liberty Cap and Eaglchoad of
Washington on right end, aud sheaf of wheat on Left
3's spurious vgnee the 2s with side figures re-
versedpayuhe 10 J. Patterson ngrayCd May &, 1888,
MoCdry, CasIi'r Dixie, (eng.) President
5s altered from Farmers ard Mechanics Bank Burlington,
". " Ahc vgnttc, which is totally unlike the genuine bills
is icuHe holding in one land gohtt to an eagle En
gtayed by Burton 4 GurlGy n. y, .... ..
SIS Letter A. payable to J. Wilson, dated June g. lGtC Jno
yndrews, President D. Moody Cashier The general exc.
cuton good-thOugh the yignCte "Goddcss Of Liberty
is courec,--Paper light and thin. -s.
los letter dated jan TO- 34D payable to B. Wells signed
Jno andrews President, w Spence, Cashier Nignette
Female with one arm resting on plough. Paper thin
pale. Engraving pretty good.
20s and los altered from Is. On tie left hand end OF the
genuine one is view of a canal. ,,
FRANKLIN BANK OF COLUMBUS
3s.e s. pay A. Fish, Nov. g. 1886 ]. N. Espy cash G. w
Prescott, Pres. Engraving
3s letter H. dated May 18th 1885, payable g. JONES' en-
craving coarse. .i...... ...
IS letter Lpuy H. EAGn June g. 1885, S. Lawrence COshr
G. Swan. jr. President. .
IS letter pay at the Banking House, All bills of the letter
! payable at tie banking house are spurious. g 'a
IS. Tey Of the letter and made payable 10 T. p Han
dy. N. Noble, Jones, H. p Espy and probably Others
The Bank has never issued any payable 10 HANDY o
Noble. Te counterfeit which has been presented s daiet
oct.3, 1884. Tbee also dates. No genuine Notes
this plate have been issued of the date just mentioned mo-
have anyeen numbered above 100 since the yeaI 1928
THE conneriets shorter and than the genuine
bills The engraving, close examination, is found TO b.
coarse, particularly the vgneee which inferior III exc
cuon TO the heads Of Washington and Franklin, on th
margin, The eyes of tile Washington head, ale badly i'm
ated Te signature Of the cashier is very defective, II
the genuine there very slight mark, which swant
ngin the counterfeits; Just over the word "TBE, com
mencing President Directors and Co." Is small hal
stroke intended to be part OF the letter "P, which io
Laws. The want Of this, although very slight is SUN
cieH TO detect the couuter(eits, The words "Rankn
Housep inserted in any other note issued by tn
Banks except the Five Dollar note Of the place thus cou
\ 'terfeited,
los letter a. altered from 81, Signed n Espy, Cashier
| GERMAN BANK OF WOOSTER.
IS altered from Is May be detected by hodrg up 10 tn
light as the agure5 5 is pasted over the one,
The letter s is also len off the word dollars
y. LapcdsferS S0ai0 Bank. -. !
Is, very badly executed 10 r1r4s sfse 49,
Is let r6y to Gill; date June 30 1929, Others dated Ja
. 8, 1928 , . a. T.. ...t -a,a
s. signed Caraghty Cashier Creed Pest, letter pa,
able TO Reese dated Jnne 20, 1923. The engraving
remarkably wen executed, but ihe paper heavier and OF