The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-11-25
BANK OF CEEKELAND.


ana sheaf Of wheat, in the centre OF the note very deec
tive Vic signature oCthc cashier lacks the periods st TIC
GbbrcvatOn OF Charles and at the initial G, vhe note
have has the letter 4, payable 10 H. l.. Da;aH, and
dated tic 9Th Feb, 1888
BANK 0F .n4R{ETTA 4 at Marietta.
IS altered los aud also TO Dos Of Murray, Dmac.s lr
man \ Cos plate, letter and date unknown, The yaai
has no notes out 81 this plate Of a larger denomination
than 5s.
SIS letter A. payable to L Jones, dated Aug iOh, 1898,
Signed krus Nyc, Cashr, John Mtis, Pres
Tie snail ovas tho left hand margin appear be drawn
with ron.
IS letter A. dated July 81, lG36hoy he detected by
serving the counterfeit hills OF inch shorter
end ot an inch nerrower than the genuine bills.
IS Iarr,sons pae letter unknown, pay to H. Nye,'Apl g.
BANK OF MT. PLEASANT.
c0 ari los altered from Is Tie genuine have Wig
ne,tc.
BANK CT WoosrER. Ono.
los altered from Is Easily detected, letter A, dael April 6,
l&35 Joseph s. Lake, President Benin Benty, Cashier,
can be detected by holding them upto the light
BELMONT BANK, ST. CLAIRsvILLE,
Is old plate, altered to 5sand also to los Vgnce Of tho gen
one, aborer splitting log.
IS letter g. pay J.Wer of varons dates May l. 1927
and others April = 1925 They exceedingly well
ted hut he detected by observing that the letter in dol
lars is rot crossed.
IS g. pay ]. Armstrong, dated Sept 10Th, 1899. The
n in dollars is crossed with pen.
los altered from Is pay to Joy, letter r. dated Sept 8,
1929.
los altered froA Is, letter A. pay 10 B. Osborn, June g.
los alto ed from ls-lottcr A
COMMERCIAL BANK OF CINCINNATI.
les letter A, payable John W. Wales, dated May 4th
1887 signed j. r. Armstrong President w g Hatch, Cash.
iey, and engraved by Underwood, Bald Spencer. The
signatures are Oleraly well executed The Counorfcis
may he easily detected by noticing the place, the bsnk hay
ing issued Of this descriptions in the centre of the note
utth5 top, vignete Of William the Fourth and on the
right and left female figures, the former scaaGd holding
shpofof of,yhC and thT n pnD q
liberty in her right hand The before hears date May
@ 1887, and has the name Of w Hatch cashier Since
October 1885, 10 dollar bills have been isued Subscb
cd by Mr.. HatCh WHO'S not now cashier.
COMMERCIAL BANK LAKE ERIE.
2s various daessome dated jan a. 1884, payable to H.
Seymour. Engraving course,
IS STEREOTYPE plate letter NJ of various dates and payable
various persons. T. P. Handy cashier l.. Case, President
Remarkably well executed AMI calculated to deceive the
most eXoeyenCed judges. The signatures apparently Of
hand writing, and rather sf-frst being marked out
by small dots in the engraving paper bad 44*observc that
he letter in the word Directors has dot above it,
IS the of the Bank finely engraved the whole face
of the of the dollar notes. and the Counterfeit
y be detected by observing that in the fifth line the letter
ain the word "Commecial is ommtted 1t between the
words "Lake Erie" the right end of the no and "com
pany Of The"
los spurious of Liberty reclining the
{ of Ohio. Leonard Case, President A. P Handy,
Cashier.
sFARMEps' BANK, AT CANTON
es letter J. payable A. Lind dated November Q, 1887, Wig
STEAM BOAT, and read simply "Thc Farmers Bank"
Einsead of he Farmers Bank of Canton" on the gen.
unc Is there is no Steamboat.
SIS spuEIoUs-have for view Of Wagon and Horses on left
end of the note-and right end, miseraby engraved
Medallion head of Washington Tey purport to be engrav'
ed by Underwood, Bald and spencer-signed N Foge,
Cashier and John Harris, President, L. FogeSis Cashier
of this Institution.
2O and los altered from Is They easily be detected by
holding them the light when the alteration is visible
FARMERS AND MECHANICS BANK STEUBEN-
VILE.
rs spurious letter pay Pattenon May a. 1885, Moore
dry Cash., Dyke, President The name of the person
TO whom payable and presidents Gngravcd-vs
nette, female figure with LibtrtyCnp and Eagchend Of
Washington on right end and shenf of wheat on left.
SIS spurious vignette the 2s with side figures
versclpayahe TO j. Patterson, (engrayed May c, 1888,
Moodry, Cashi'r, Dixie, (eng.b President
5s altered from Farmers and Mechanics Bank, burlington,
w " the vignhe which IS totally Unlike the genuine bills
is female holding in one hand goblet 10 an eagle Eu
sraved by Burton & Curey n. y.
SIS letter A. payable j. WHOM dated June g. 1840 Jno
Vudrews President d. Moody, Cashier. The general
Cuon gOod-tlough the vignette "Goddess Of Liberty"
is coarsc,-Paper light aud thin.
los letter dated Jan. 10, 1910, payable to D. Wells signed
Jno. Andrews, President, w lsperce, Cashier Vignette,
Female with resting on plough. Paper thin
pale Engraving pretty good.
20s and los altered from H. On the left hand end Of the
genuine one is view Oft canal. E.a7sSSii:: 7Sii::al4 u
FRANKLIN BANK OF COLUMBUS.kI
S. let s. pay A. Fish, Nov 8, 1886 ]. NJ Espy cash G. w.
Prescott, Pres. Engraving
3s letter H. dated May 18th 1883; payable TO s. Jones, en-
craving coarse.
IS letter pay II. Allen, June o. 1886, s. Lawrence Car
G. Swan jr President.
IS letter pay the Banking House, All bills of the letter
payable at the banking house spurious.
IS. they Of the letter and made payable TO T. Ham
dy N. Noble, Jones II. 2. Espy, and probably others.
The Bank has issued any payable TO HANDY
NJ Noble Te counterfeit which has been presented is dated
Oct 8, 1884 There also dates No genuine Notes Of
this plate have been issued of the date just mentioned
have any been numbered above 100 since theyeaI 1928.
rhe connerfeis shorter and than the genuine
bills The engraving close examination is found to be
coarse, particularly the vgnetee which inferior in
cuiOn TO the heads of Washington and Franklin the
margn The eyes Of the Washington head, badly i'm.
ated The signature of the cashier is very Detective In
the genuine there very slight mark, which is want
ing in cOunterets, Just the word "THE,"
nencing President, Directors and Co." is small hair
stroke, intended to be part of the letter "P" which fol-
laws. The want Of this, although is very slight is slf
cien TO detect the Counterels The words "Bankng
House" inserted in any other note issued by the
Banks except Five Dollar note Of the place thus
terfeited
IOs A. altered from ST. Signed NJ Espy, Cashier G.
Swan President,
GERMAN BANK OF WOOSTER.
IS altered from ls May he detered by nodrg up to the
-ylglt as the figure is pasted the oneR
The letter is also left off the word dolars,a
lancaster Ohio Bank.