The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-08-30
The New Treasury Notes.

The order to engrave the United
States treasury notes, authorized BY
the sot o. July 17,b, was received
~ the Amer can Bank Note Com.
papy Jolly 25th, and since that time
irsm thirty to forty fret class artists
have been engaged In preparing the
plates for the Printers. The work
hss 90 far progressed that we are en-
abled TO give q general description
OF the notes to b. forwarded to Wash.
ington for signature by persons ap-
pointed to sign them for the Register
Of the Treasury, and the Secretary
Of the Treasury Of the United States.
The following plates have been
engraved, and are now printing ss
rapidly as possible:
Eight plates Of four five dollar
notes on each, PAYABLE in the follow
ing placee: New York, Philadelphia,
Boston, Saint Louis and Cincinnati.
The names OF the places are en-.
grsved on the notes. The notes are
printed in two colors, green and
black on the face, and green on the
back. This green is indestruc,iblo.
and is a perfect protection against
Photographic connterieiting. The
SIS note is embellished on the lett
margin with full length fgu,e Of
"Americs" standing on q globe, with
the motto "E Pluribus Unvn," and
on the right portrait OF Alexander
Hamilton.
There are five plates Of $10's, four
notes on each, made payable at the
places specified above, and printed
In the same celors as the fives. On
the left 10 an admirable likeness OF
President Lincoln; in the center the
American eagle; and Oh the right a
full-length figure representing the
arts.
Five plates Of S20's, payable as
above, and in the same tints, in the
center of which is full length fig.
ure OF Justice. The other parts OF
the note are filled with q combina.
tion Of geometrical lathe work and
other securities against counterfeit
ing.
These notes are all executed in
the finest style of engraving, and are
really beautiful works Of art.
o. these notes portion OF the
$l0's will be sent to Wash hngton for
signature to morrow, and will be the
frat in circulation. These notes are
ell payable on demand; they are a
little larger than ordinary bank notes.
and are much smaller than the 7 $40
interest notes; and were reduced in
size for convenience as circulating
medium.
In addition to these notes, the fol-.
lowing 7 $40 interest notes, payable
three years after date, the interest
payable semi annually, are in the
course OF preparation, and some Of
them will be Issued on the lst of
September:
Fifties, distinguished by very
large engraving OF the American
eagle; one hundred dollar notes,
which will be ornamented with an
engraving of General Scott, the best
and most liie.like portrait Of the orr
ginal we have over seen; the five
hundreds have in the center n por.
trait Of Washington, on the lett a
figure oi Justice, and on the right q
figure of Fortune.
The 81 900 note has fine portrai,
of Secretary Chase; The SIS, 900 note
has o picture OF an Indian woman
supporting the arms OF the United
States, with an appropriate back.
ground aud figure of Justice on
the lett.
The Z $40 interest notes specify
on tho face that they are convertible
into twenty years six per centum
United States bonds, and also state
the interest per day on the notes oi
each denomination.
The notes have been prepared with
great care and excellent taste. The
different denominations, from S. to
$1,000. are printed in the same tints
ard have the samo general character
The design Of the Treasury Depart
ment las been to give these issue,
an identity as government securities
and while the various denomin ationI
differ from each other, there is gen
eral similarity which distinguishe,
them from the ordinary bank not,
circulation = Ecening Post.
The Traitors of New York City.