The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-11-04

LIST OF COUNTERFETTs ON BANKS IN THIS
STATE OHIO.
BANK OF HAMILTON, HAMILTON.
los letter A, dated Nov. H. 1885. signed Woods Presd
ent c. X Smith Cashier The principal defect in the
than the genuine.
BANK OF GEAusA PAINEsvILLE.
Sc letter. "A. pay - Marshall J dated May 8, 1887. Wig
nette-two Indians-scamboa in the distance, Poorly
ecuted
e BANK OF CIEVELAND,
2Os altered from Is The figure % in large die is impress
sed in places, and very cIumsy done. This Bank has
never issued any $50 bills.
BANK OF GRANVILLE. ...
IS letter; Various dates vgnoe Steamboat and Rail.
rodd Cars. On the right hand maTgnI irdisH figure IN
asIandng posture, with bow unstrung.
BInh Of XsRia.
IS altered from Is Particulars unknown.
BANK OF ZAVES VILE
IS badly executed the paper very thin, aud the female figure
aid seaC of wheat in the centre Of the note very deec
tive signature of the cashier lacks the periods at tho
abbrcviaon of Charles and at the initial C. Vhe note we
have the letter A, payable TO H. h. DuSaa, and
dated the 9Th Feb, l338
BANK OF MARIETTA ct Marietta.
3 altered s aud also to 2Cs of Murray, Drapos Fair
ruan T. Cos, plate, letter and date unknown, The Bank
has out VI this plate of "a larger denomination
than IS.
81, letter A, payable to Jones, dated Avg Idh, 1888,
Signed AfllS NNe. CHiIf, IOnh AlllS fFtS
The snail the left hand margin appear to be drawn
with pen.
3s letter dated July 2l 1836they be detected by oh
serving that the counterfeit bills / of inch SHORTER,
mud of an inch than the genuine bills.
5s iarrisons plate letter unknown pay to H. NyeApr g.
1913.
BANK OF MT. PLEASANT.
2js and los altered omPs. Tie gen line have vg
nete.
BANK OF WOOSTER. ONO.
1OS altered from Is Easily dected letter A. dated April 6,
1885, Joseph s, Lake, President Benin. Benty, Cashier,
he detected by holding item up 10 the light.
BELMONT BANK, ST. CLAIRsvILLE.
Is old plate aered 5sand also to 10 Vgncte of the gen.
uine onc laborer splitting log.
IS letter o, pay Weir of varon dates some May |, 1927
and others April 4 1923, They exceedingly wel exeCu
ted but he eeced by Observing that tile letter in dol
lars is not crossed
IS letter B. pay Armstrong, dated Sept 10th, 1929. The
min dollars is crossed with pen.
los altered from ls pay to Joy letter B. dated Sept g.
1922,
lls a,tgtd FROM Is, letter A. pay 3. osnOrn, June g.
1918.
los altered from 1s-leiter AZ
CoNMEacIAL BANK OF CINCINNATI.
10E letter A. payable to John w. Wales, dated May 4th
1887 signed j. s. armstrong President, W. s. Hatch, Cash
ier, and engraved by Underwood, Bal Spencer. The
signatures tOerably well executed. The counterets
may be easily detected by noticing the place. the bsnk hav
ing issued none Of this descriptions in the centre of the note
the top, vignette of William the Fourth, and on the
right aud left female figures the former seaated holding
seaf of wheat, and the latter standing with cap of
liberty in her right hand, The before bears dale May
2, 1897. aud has the of W. Hatch cashier Since
October 1885, no 10 dollar bills been issued subscrb
ed by Mr.. Hatch, who is not now cnslier.
COMMERCIAL BANK LAKE ERIE.
2s of various dated Jan. 2 1884, payable to H.
Seymour. Engraving course,
IS stereotype pae letter NJ of various dates and payable 10
various persons. T. P. Handy cashier, L. Case President
Remarkably well executed and calculated to deceive the
most exooricnCed judges The signatures are apparently OF
hand writing aud rather slf-frst being marked ont
by small dots iii tine engraving paper bad *t*Observe that
he letter in tile word Directors has no dot above it,
s. the of the Bank finely engraved over the whole face
of tile face of the dollar notes. and the Counterfeit can on
ly be detected by observing that in the fifth ne the letter
ain the word Commerca" is ommitted is between the
words Eric the right end of the noe and "com'
pany Of the
of Ohio. Leonard Case, President, IA. F. Handy,
Cashier.
FARMERS BANK. AT CANTON.
2s;ettcr l. payable A. Lind, dated November 8, 1887, Wig
nee A. STEAM Boat and read simply The Farmers Bank
instead of he Farmers Bank of Canton;" on the ge'
uine 2s there Is no Steamboat. r.f.l
5s SPURIoushave for view of Wagon and Horses on lett
end Of the nole-and right end, miseraby engraved
Medallion head of Washington they purpor to be engrav'
ed by Underwood, Bald and Spencer-signed NJ Fogle,
cashier and John Harris, President L. Foge is Cashier
of this Institution.
20s and los altered from h They easily he detected by
hOldlng thcm 10 the ignt wien ue bleTallOn Is visible
FARMERS AND Mechanics BANK STEUBEN-
VILE.
2s spurious letter pay Patterson, May a, 1885. Moore
dry, Cash., DYKE President The name OF the person
whom payable and presidents name ARE engraved-vig-
nee, female figure with Lihcrty.Cap and Eago~iead OF
Washington right end and shcnf Of wheat on left.
3s spurious same vgncte the os with side figures
vesed--payahle to j. Patterson (engraved) May g. 1885,
Moodry, CashT, Dixie, (eng.) President
SIS altered from Farmers and Mechanics Bank, BurngOn
wv AaC ysntte, which is totally unlike the genuine bills
is Eenale holding in one baud goblet TO an eagle En-
graved ry Burton Gmley NJ.
Sc letter A. payable TO j. Wilson, dated June 6, l8l0 Jno
Vndrcws President, D. Moody Cashier. The general exc
cuton good-tlough the vignete "Goddess Of Liberty
is coarso-POper light and tln.
los dated au. TO- 1910, payable to B. Wells, signed
Jno. Andrews, President w IspeEce, Cashier, Vgnctte
Female with one arm resting on plough. Paper thin
pale Engraving pretty good .........
20s and los altered from 1s On the left hand end Of tile
genuine one is view of canal!
FRANKLIN BANK OF COLUMBUSE
3s et S. pay A. Fish, Nov 8, 1886 j. NJ Espy cash g. W.
Prescott, Pres. Engraving coarse.
3s H. dated May 18th 1885, payable to s. Jones, en-
craving coarse.
3s letter pay H. Allen, June 8, 1886, S. Lawrence Casr
G. Swan jr President.
IS letter pay at the Banking House, All bills of the letter
payable at the banking house are spurious.
S. rhey of the letter and made payable to p Ham
dy N. Noble, Jones, H. P. Espy, and probably Others
The Bank has issued any payable to t. HANDY or