The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-21
dashlng looking milkmad, with pail upon

daslng looking milkmaid with pail upon
her head; engraved by j. 7. Paterson.
Tho other bill has q picture of negroes
hoeing In a field, portrait OF Hcnry
Clay 10 the left, and the figure OF Cores
on tho right; engraved by lScatinge &
Ball. =.
June I'd, 1862, tho first issue OF small
bills was made The 81 has an oid-fasn-
Toned side-wlicel steamer. and IN the
lower right corner picture of tho wife
OF Governor plckens, Of South Carolina,
In the dress OF tho period. liz tho lower
loft corner II most absurd female WIN
feet partly crossed. who appears as II
about to take a dancing step. and VINO
carries streamer In one hand, While the
other hand rests upon q shield; engraved
by q. Duncan. This same bill also APP
pears with a large figure and tho WORD
''one' very boldly T.:,ted IN green. The
81 has in the center a picture of the Con-
1cderacy striking Columbia Chat is the
United States) and her eagle. this picture
being n reproduction Of that OF tho 81
bill issued September .. 1861. LII one
corner is picture Of Judah p. BENJAMIN..
This bin was engraved by Paterson. who
also turned out the same with large
figure and tho word two IN groom IL
ia not ls.e--.r u-,,othor this green printing
on tho 81 and So bills was done to prevent
their being raised 10 higher value or to
make them more distinctive
FEMALE AND COTTON BALE.
September 2, 1862. one bill was issued,
this being $40 with femslyin tho center
seated on a cotton bale, and In one corner
a. portrait OF r. M. 4. Hunter. There is
no cngravcr's name.
What may DO called the first complete
series of bills bears date December. .
1852 There arc seven bills, beginning
with 81 and ending With 500. The 81, 81
81 and $40 arc all on rose olored paper,
and tho backs Of the S. and $40 arc
covered with .v'' and "X." The 81 has
a picture Of Cassius G. Clay and is en-
Eravcd by r. Duncan. Tho 81 has a
large figure 9 in tho center and was en-
graved by keatinge and Ball. Tas $ has
the Capitol at Richmond and was en-
Erayed by Evans & Cogswell Of Charles
ton. The $40 has tho Capitol of Mont
gomery; engraved by 3. Duncan. The
$40 has the Capitol at Nashville. and
was engraved by Kcatingc and Ii;lll. 1'he
$50 has the head Of President Jefferson
Davis engraved by Kcatlnge 6; BAH.
rho 500 bears tho head Of Mrs. DAVIS;
engraved by Keatinge & Ball. The $50
and 500 bills are said to have been en-
graved by De la Rue, OF London, and
the plates sent over.
Tho next issue Is dated April 8, 1869.
and consists OF bills. the 50 cents APP
poaring for the first time. This ~ on
rose -colorcd paper and bears medallion
portrait Of Jefferson Davis; engraved by
Archer & Daily. OF Richmond. Tho other
bills are from the Same dies as those OF
December 2. 1852, these being 81. IS, SO.
$50. $50 and 800 Tho bills arc not
nearly 10 handsome as those OF Docem :
Der. 1852, except in the case of the $50
and 500. Tho $50 and Sl1o, both OK the
| issue OF December 2, 1862. and April g.
1863 have green backs and really look
quite like national currency.
LAST ISSUE.
Tho last issue bears date February IL
1864. Tho designs on tho bills are the
same as those Of tho Issue OF April 9
| 1863. Those bills arc all Of red or pink
tint and arc moro boldly printed thar
| the preceding issue. It is said that mos
| OF tho plates were made In England nnG
| sent over There WAS an enormous Is
sue OF these bills. Tho so cents was en-
Erayed by Archer & IIalpin. Of Rich.
mond, tho 81 by Evans & Cogswell, thu
| 50 by Kentinge & Ball, the So by Evans
/ &, (,ogswel. who also engraved tho $40
| while Kcatinge & Ball appear as the
cngravcrs of the 500. $50, 500 and $500
Tho lnst-named bill made its first ap.
pearancc. 1t is n very handsome one
in fact one OF tho handsomcst Of all Is
! sues On the left Is the great seal Of
the Confederacy, which was II statue %
Washington, being the ono In tho Capt.,
| tol Square at Richmond, THIS beng en-
circlcd by n belt bearing tho words
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