Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-30
COUNTERFEIT BANK NOTES.
Complete Official List Of Those In CirCu-
culatiOH---Th Notes of Ma
tional Banks.

nations, of all counterfeit national
bank notes which have been presented
atthe National Bank Redemption
Agency at Washington. The most
dangerous ~counterfeits are printed in
italics
Twos-Kinderhook, N. Y, Nation
al Union *Linderpark, N. Y, Ma
tiOnal Union Newport, r. l., Ma.
tional Bank of Rhode Island New
York, n. Y, Ninth, Marine, Market,
st, Nicholas; Peekskills, N. Y,
Westchester county.
FIvEs-Amsterdam, N. Y, Manu-
facturers' Aurora. ILL.,, First Can.
ton, ILL.,, First; Chicago, ILL.,, First.
Central, German, Merchants Traders
Union; Fall River, Mass, P~ocasset,:
*Galena, ILL.,, First; Haa0rer, Pa.
First Jackson, Mich. Peoples ;
Jewett City, Conn. Jewett City Neic
Bedford, Mass, Merchants North
GBlpton, Mass. First: Parling, N.
y, National Bank of; Paxton, ILL.,.
First Peru, ILL.,, First Rome, N. Y,
Fort Stanwix Samdqnd, Pa, First ;
Virginia, ILL.,, Farmers; Westfeld,
Mass, Hampden.
TENs--Albany, n. Y, Albany City
Auburn, Ny, Auburn City Lafay-
cite, Ind, Lafayette; LockpOrt, N. Y.
First Muncie, Ind, Muneie New
burgh, n. Y, Highland; New York.
n. Y, First, American, Croton, Ma
rine, Market, Mechanics, Merchants
National Bank of Commerce, National
Bank State Of New York, Union
philadelphia. Pa, First, Third /;
Poughkeepsie, n. Y, First, City,
Farmers and Manufacturers Red
Hook, n. Y, First, Richmond, Ind.
Richmond Rochester, N. Y, Flour
City; Rome, N. Y. Central Syracuse.
n. T., Syracuse Troy, n. Y, Mu.
tual Waterford, N. Y, Saratoga
County.
TwESTIEs indianapolis, Ind, First:
New York. n. Y, Market, Merchants
National Bank Of Commerce. Nation.
al Shoe and Leather, Tradesmen's :
Philadelphia, Pa, Fourth Port.
land, Conn, First; *Utica. n. Y.
City Utica, n. Y, Oneida.
FIFTIEs-Buffalo, N. Y, Third ;
New York, n. Y, Central, National
Broadway, Tradesmen's, Union, Ma
tiOnal Bank of Commerce.
ONE HUNDREDs-Bosioa Mass.
First; Boston, Mass, National Re.
uerej Cincinnati, o., Ohio !; Men
Bedford, Mass, Merchants; Men
York, N. T., Gentral; Pinsfeld.
Mass, Pihsfeld; Wiikesbdrre, Penn.
Second.
The notes of National Banks afford
special opportunities to the counter
feiter by reason of the facility with
which a counterfeit can be changed
from one bank to another, the notes
OF each denomination being printed
from plates precisely the same in ali
respects, except the title of the bank
and the signatures Of the officers. A
common device Of the counterfeiter,
Is to prepare a plate in blank, omittinr
the title and location of the bank and
the signatures of its officers, from
which a great number of impression,
are struck.
A second plate, usually Of copper
is then prepared, bearing the title o
some bank and fac simiies Of the sig
natures of its officers, by the use 0
which the notes printed in blank ar,
completed. AS soon as the counter
felt is detected, and public attention
called to it, a second plate is prepare,
bearing the title and officers sigma
lures Of some other bank, BY means o
which another lot of blank notes ar
completed. The process can be con
tinued indefinitely, until the plate
and blank notes are captured.
The following lists of counterfeit
printed from n original blank plat
shows the extent TO which this process
has been carried
FROM THE TRADERS OF CHICAGO
PLATE.
(5s.)
First National Bank of Aurors
Illinois.
First National Bank of Canton, II
First National Bank Of Chicago, II
Central National Bank Of Chicago
Ill.
German National Bank of ChicagI
Ill.
Traders National Bank Of ChicagI
Ill.
Union National Bank Of Chicag
I'll.
First National Bank of Galena, II
First National Bank of Paxton, II
First National Bank of Peru, III.
Farmers National Bank of vi
| GINA, III.
9R0A PHR MANUFACTURERS G
I AMSTERDAM PLATE. (5s.)
Manufacturers National Bank
, Amsterdam, N. Y.
Fort Sta1wix National Bank
\ iNOhlct ". j..
g PROM THE MERCHANTS OF NJ
T BEDFoRp' PLATE. (5s.)
Merchants National Bank of Ne
y Bedford, Mass.
i First National Bank Of Northam
o ton, Mass.
| Hampden National Bank Of Yves
# field, Mass.
FROM TuE "PfRsT TAMAQUA" PLAT
(5s.)
First National Bank Of Hauov,
spa.
The National Bank Of Pawling,