The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-10-28

A LIST OF CouNTERFETFs ON sDAHAs IN THIS
oTATE' OHIO.
BANK OF HAMILTON, HAmLToN.
los letter A. dated Nov H. 1896 signed Woods, Presd
ent c. X. Smith Cashier The principal defect in the en-
craving is in the heads of vgnele which less distinct
than the genuine.
BANK OF GEAuaA PaiSEsvILLE.
SIS letter. A. pay Marshall Jr. dated My s. 1887. Wig
nette-two lndianssteamboat in the di'auce, Poorly
eCuted.
BANK OF CLEVELAND
COS altered from Is The figure 20 in iarae die Il impes'
scd in places and very cunisily done. This Dahk las
never issued any $50 bills
BaNI[ or GRANVihLE.
SIS letter. Various dates Vghelie, Steamboat aid Rail
road Cars. On the right hand margin, indian l.GO
pIstandnv posture, with bow unstrung.
Banh IF Xenia.
IS altered from II. Particulars unknown.
BANK of ZdNESVILLE
IS badly executed the paper very n aud the female guo
and scar wheat, in the centre of the note very deec-
tive yhe signature tic cashier lacks the periods at the
ubbevaon of Charles and at tie initial c. Vie note we
have seen the letter A, payable to H. L. Dugon, aud
dated the 9Th Feb, 1885.
RANK or .n.aRIET7A at Marietta.
Is altered to los aud 2O, of Murray, Droscs Fair
man & Cos, plate, letter and date unknown, The Bank
has out Of this plate of larger determination
than :.
3s letter 4, payable to Jones, dated Aug lGh, 1888,
Signed Arius Nye, Gashr, John Mills, Pres.
The small Ovas the LEFT hand margin appear to be drawn
with rer.
s letter A. dated July o. 1336-hey he dcie tel by oh
serving that counterfeit bills of an inch shorter,
aud Ct an inch ncuower tInn the genuine bills.
s. Ilarsons plate letter unknown, pay to Il. Nyc, April 8,
1913. -
BANK OF MT. PLEASANT.
2Os and los altered from Is The genuine ones have no Wig
nette.
BANK OF WOOSTER, ONO.
los altered from Is Easily delcled letter A, dated April 6,
1885, Joseph S, Lake, President, Bemjn Bey Cashier,
hsde;ectcd by holding ihem upto Tie light.
BELMONT BANK, ST. CLAIRsYILLE
Is old pne altered and also to l0 Vgnette of the geo.
ulne one, laborer splitting log.
s letter B. pay Weir of varons dates, May 1927,
aud Others April T. 1928 They exceedingly well execu.
ted hut he detected by observing that the letter in dol
lara il not crossed
IS letter B. pay j. Armstrong dated Sept 1Oh 1922 The
in dollars is crossed with pen.
los altered fron1s pay Joy, letter P. dated Sept 9,
1922
los aeted from Is, letter A, pay to p. osoorn June C,
is altered from 15--le;ter AZ
Commercial BANK OF CINCINNATI.
1as, letter A, payable to John W. Wales dated May 9TH
1887 signed armstrong, President, W. Hatch, Cash
Ter, and engraved by Underwood Bald Spencer. The
signatures are tocraby well executed. The coun,ceis
may be easily detected noticing the place. the snk hav
ing Issued of this dcslrpon in Tie centre of the noc
athe top, vignete of William the FOURTH and Oh the
right and left female figures the former seated, holding
seaf of wheat, and the latter standing, with cap Of
liberty in her right hand The one before US bears daic May
9, 1887, an has the of w. s. Hatch cashier Since
October, 1885. 10 dollar bills have been issued suhscrb
e2ed by Mr.. atch who is not now cashier
COMMERCIAL BANK LAKE ERIE.
D of various daessomc dated jan a. 1884, payable 10 H.
Seymour. Engraving course.
IS STEREOTYPE pate letter NJ of various dates and payable TO
vaDs persons. \. p Handy cashier, i. Case, President.
Remarkably well executed and calculated to deceive the
exoeyeced judges The signatures apparently of
one hand writing, and rather s-frst being marked out
by small dots in the engraving paper bad %++observe that
lie letter in the word Directors has no dot above it.
IS the the Bank finely engraved the whole face
of tie face of the dollar notes. and the Counterfeit
" be detected by Observing that in the fifth line, the letter
ain tie word "Commeca is omnitcd. 1t is between the
words "Iake Erie" the right end Of the noio and com
| pany of the
los spurous-vgnott- of Liberty reclining tile
of Ohio Leonard Case, President, "a P. Handy
| Cashier.
| [FARMERs' BANK, AT CANTON.
2s letter J. payable A. Lind, dated November g. 1887 Wig
STEAM BoAT and read simply "The Farmers Bank"
instead Of "a lie Farmers Bank Of Canton" the gen.
! uine 2s there is no Steamboat. F2F
IS sPURIousave for view of Wagon and Horses on left
end of the note-and right end, mseraby engraved
Medallion head of Washington rIey purport he
ed by Underwood, Bald and Spencer-signed N. Fogc,
cashier and John Harris, President L. Foge is Cashier
| Of this Institution
EOS and los altered from s They easily be detected by
holding them 10 the light when the alteration is visible.
|
VILE.
Is spurious, letter Gpay Patterson, May 1895. Moore
dry CASH. Dyke, President The name of tile person
TO whom payable and presidents engraved-Vg.
net,e, female figure with Liberty Cap and Eaglchead Of
Washington on right end and shcaf of wheat on left.
Sc SPURIOUS vignette the 2s with side figures
versedpayahIe TO j. Patterson (engrnyed May c, 1888,
| Moodry, Cashi,r, Dixie, (eRg.) President
SIS a!e-ed um Farmers and Mechanics Bank, Burlington,
Wv Arc vignie, which is totally unlike the genuine bills
female holding hand goblet TO eagle. En-.
grOved ly Burton { Gurey N. Y.
5s letter A. payable 10 j. Wilson, dated June g. 184O Jno
Vndrcws President D. Moody, Cashisr The general
CuOn gOod-.thOugh the vignette "Goddcss OF Liberty
! is cOarse-paEcr light and thin.
los letter dated JAM 10, G40 payable TO r. Wells, signed
Jno. Andrews, President w Isperce, Cashier. Vgnette
Female with arm resting plough Paper thin
pale. Engraving pretty good.
20s and los altered from ls On the left hand end Of the
genuine one is a view Of canal
FRANKLIN BANK OF COLUMBUSR
3s e s. pay A. Fish, Nov. 8, 1886 j. NJ Espy, cash G. w
Prescott, Pres. Engraving coarse.
3s letter H. dated May 18Th 1888; payable e. Jones'
craving coarse.
81 stter pay II. Allen June g. 1886, s. Lawrence Cash.
G. Swan. jr. President.
IS letter pay the Banking House, all hills Of The letter
payable at the banking house spurious
5s. Tey Of the letter and made payable 10 Han
dy N. Noble, Jones' H. p. Espy, and probably others
Thn Rnnh has iesupd Vail tO p HANny q