Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-08-25
coITNrERrrIT BANK NOTES.

August 10, ls43.
COUNTERFEIT BANK NOTES.
Below give list OF counterfeit Bank notes Ton
tina Banks of Virgina) in circulation, in this and
the adjoining States. Perhaps it may be OF advantage
TO our readers 10 pay some attention to this matter
We are indebted to Mr.. Cook, in the Farmers Bank,
for list Of coun,erfeils that Bank the others are
copied from Bicknells Reporter.
Exchange Bank Of Firginia Norfolk
Twenties-dferent letters, and payable to various
persons-daied mostly since August, 1888. Detected
by observing that the filling up and signatures are IN
the same hand writing, and executed in blotea
manner.
Bank IF the Haucy-Winehcstsr.
Twenties-le,er A, others II payable to |. Wood, l.
Bronze; May, 1888; badly executed. :,
Ones-letter A, July J., 1889; signed Jno. McDowil''
cashier, instead of Mcdowell.
FIves-etter A, dated May IL, 1888; signed J. NC
Dowell for cashier and David Gibson for President
All notes over 50 signed by the cashier ana IRE
sldent.
u SIS notes, purporng to be of the Bank OF tne
Valley, at Lynchburg, are in circulation, s'sneu ,ol
cashier Joo Wallis for President David Gibson. This
bank has no branch at Lynchburg.
Hundreds-le,ter A, May q, 1871
Bank of Firginia- Richmond
Fives-Lellers A, F, &, b, pay l.. Burtoot, Jr.; b'
llckson August % and June %, 1888; May 8, 1851
March |, 1880; Oct, 4, lS9 January 80 lol3-en
craving coarse, paper light aud llmsy =
Fives-Letters B and D; imposing imitation o.
the new plate engraved by Falrman Draper, Undet-
wood IL Co, with deep borders all round; v'gnet.e'
Hope seated on an anchor. The signature, A. Robin
son. il Cashier, is well done-paPer thin and ilimsy'
but general appearance calculated to deceive y
Tens-Lettsrs A, B. c, pay A. Gray, Paul Rice, v
Dorsey, w. Being, Feb % and -, 1919; June w.
1880; June 10, 1917; January ., 1919.
Tens-ietters b, b. signatures engraved. 49,,
Tens-June 1, 1917; the dot over ihs 81 in CASHIER
name omitted.
ID t.oTE 1.o'
right end, ead Of The left, and twenty on lett
instead Of the right
F,fl,es-lel,er Il, pay to Urn, May % 1526
Two hundreds-pay c. Graunt, April ., $50
Bank Of Iuginia-OGee Charleston, kaaa''Aa
County, Pa.
Fives-remnrkaby well executed, Of varions ua'ee'
some August Sd, 1884; none are genuine oil ms oa'e
Flves-letters A, G, ID, June -, 1885, July ana .
| and March 3, 1899
Flves-le,er B, others D, pay L. Rurfoo' jt', and
others The face of Hope in The vgnette, mucn Dur
red and the flourish at the end of the CASHIERS name
1'ens-No genuine tens of the old plate are payable
at this branch.
Pans of pirgin;a-0Ges at DanrNe.
Fves-letter A, pay George Town, oc'. 4, 1871;
George Young, Oct. Is, 1882 900,
Tens-le,,er A, pay George Towns, Dec. d, 1873;
Nov A. and April Z, 1881; Oct d, 1880; engraving oil
the vgnete very rough; in some the word "httf' De-
fore "office of discount &c, is spelled "har
Bank Of F;rginia-Ofiee a. Fredericksburg
Fves-lsiter D, pay Hugh Mercer, May !, 1919;
Aug 4, 1922
| Twen,ies-letler unknown, June %, 1919.
| Twenties-le,,er d, pay H. Mercer, April y 1855
poorly done.
Bank Of Nrginia-OGee at Lyntibwg..
Fivesletter ID, others c, pay w. Norvell, Mesno-
well Oct, Q, 1919; Jan. g, 1915.
Tens-let,er C, ID, pay w. Norvell, July IS, 1899;
w. Radfo,d, September % 1919, md other dates.
| -. L.. Mi
veil, Maya, 1875; OCTOBER ., March J, 1899; March
Ia. 1919.
Ffes-etter A, pay Mecnowel, April /, 1915.
Bank Of Yrgiaia-rortoik.
Tens-Pay Geo Newton, April II, 1915.
Tsns-Ls,.er D. pay w. B. Lamb, March 9, 1880
w. cambridge, Cashier, J. peterborough President
Twsn,;o.- Letters A, 3. d, pay Geo. Newton, r.
Lee R s. Leo April &. March Q, April Il, 1914; MAY
II, 1916; Nov. 4, 1893; Nov 10, 1881.
Bank of Virginia Peter,burg.
| Tens Letter c, pay J. F. May; July II, 1922.
s, July ~ July 80, l89 and varioas da,es-wei
done.
North Western Banh-Hheeling.
Tens-Aered from fves. The fives and the altered
notes have for vigne,te, PhGnix arising from IL
ashes. The true tens have Eagle holding in ii
beak a chain, sc.
Tens-Spurious. Vignete, an Indian with uplftet
tomahawk in one hand, and rife in the other. Or
right hand a steamboat on lett hand female; not 81
| on true bills
and Mechanics Bank OF Wheeling, payable at thu
Farmers and Mechanics Bank, Philadelphia are spu
| rious
Farmers Bank Of Virginia.
Fives-Some purport 10 be payable at Richmond tc
B. Cowper, dated End aud 9th April 1892 There ar,
others of this denomination payable 10 diferent per
sons. and of various dates; the plate pnrpois be
graved by Murray, Draper, Fairman 4 Co. and print
ed on thin paper; most OF the genuine notes on like
description Of paper have been withdrawn from cir
cnlaton. The counterfes may be detected by close
examination of the engraving, which. together witt
the filling up and signatures, are very badly execu-
/ ted.
Tens-There are several counterfeit plates of THU
denomination, with different letters; payable at Rich
mond, to w. Greenly, w. Greenleaf, and Others va
rions dates from 1881 TO 1885, some of the signatures
Of VIM. Nekervis, Cashier, and z. N. Nicholas, Pre-
sident, toeraby we'll executed others are miscr
ably done, and the filling up in almost every instance
bad. Some of the counterfeits of this Denomination
may be detected by the vignette, female sitting OF
a rock, holding in her left hand pole with liberty
cap, the righ, hand resting on sheaf Of wheat-ir
the distance cotton, NC, growing In others the RICH
hand vignette in sheaf Of wheat and steam engine
near tho top Of the note, neither Of which AM
genuine issue Of the Bank. On Others on the left cn
of the note is medallion head of Madison and th
right of Lafayette. Others again dated in August
1888, and purport TO have been signed by VIM Ne
kervis, Cashier, and p N. Nicholas, President, whos
signatures tolorubly well executed. Nekervs ant
Nicholas resigned long before the date of these notes
The last counterfeit Of this denomination that has
appeared, is imitation of the latest plate
The general cast of the engraving is calculated
10 deceive, but the signatures of J. G. Blair, Cash
Ter, aad William H. mcfarland, President, are
clumsy imitation Of The genuine signatures The note
SO far seen, are filled in with the office at Lynchbufg
sometimes spelled Lynchbug and LynchburgbJ Il
VIM. Radford, President, whose name is imperfect.
initiated They are dated January |, S, II, &c, u
lS4l, and lstlered d. The faces on either side Of TIT
figure 10, on the left hand margin are badly e1ecn
ted, being scarcely percevable. The plate purpor'
10 be engraved by Underwood, Bald, Spencer, ant
/ Hufy.
Thirss- payable TO c. Doyne and others; varOu
dates in January and April, lS4O; signed VIM Nekervl'
Cashier, and Z. N. Nicholas President Paper whit
and h"sy, engraving poor particularly the margins
No notes OF SO late date signed by Nekefvs o
Nicholas. There also some genuine fves altered
hrties and fifties The true ves and the altered 1'i
have for vgne,'e female sitting on rock, hoid'n
in her hand stalk of tobacco and the heads OF Wash
ngton and Jefferson in The margin. The plates
the genuine thirtes and iftcs are entirely difsfen
from the liveS