1,000 Dollars, Legal Tender Note, United States, 1880
date: label: date made
content: 1880
name: label: depicted
content: Clinton, DeWitt
label: vignette
content: Columbus, Christopher
label: Register of the Treasury
content: Vernon, William Tecumseh
label: Treasurer of the United States
content: Treat, Charles Henry
label: maker
content: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 1,000 dollar note
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1880
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Portrait of DeWitt Clinton in center. Christopher Columbus seated in his study at left.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: THIS NOTE IS A LEGAL TENDER FOR ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS / 1000 / WASHINGTON, D.C. / THE UNITED STATES WILL PAY TO BEARER ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS / DEWITT CLINTON / ENGRAVED & PRINTED AT THE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING. / UNITED STATES NOTE / SERIES OF 1880. / B10050 / ACT OF MARCH 3D. 1863
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Floral and geometric designs in green ink.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: 1000 / SERIES OF 1880. / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. / $1000. / M / ENGRAVED & PRINTED AT THE BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING / THIS NOTE IS A LEGAL TENDER AT ITS FACE VALUE FOR ALL DEBTS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, EXCEPT DUTIES ON IMPORTS AND INTEREST ON THE PUBLIC DEBT. / COUNTERFEITING OR ALTERING THIS NOTE OR PASSING ANY COUNTERFEIT OR ALTERATION OF IT, OR HAVING IN POSSESSION ANY FALSE OR COUNTERFEIT PLATE OR IMPRESSION OF IT, OR ANY PAPER MADE IN IMITATION OF THE PAPER ON WHICH IT IS PRINTED IS FELONY, AND IS PUNISHABLE BY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FINE, OR FIFTEEN YEARS IMPRISONMENT AT HARD LABOR OR BOTH.
label: Description
content: The U.S. Treasury issued this 1,000 dollar note around 1880. The center of the note features an inset portrait of DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828), who during his career served as mayor of New York City, governor of New York, and New York state senator. The note depicts explorer Christopher Columbus in his study at the left. The back shows the obligation and the Roman numeral M, for 1,000, with the text printed vertically on the left. DeWitt Clinton spent much of his tenure as governor urging development of a canal that would bridge the commercial markets between western Lake Erie and the eastern Hudson River. While critics called it “DeWitt’s Ditch,” the Erie Canal turned out to be a stroke of economic genius. It reduced the cost and risk of shipping goods and brought welcome revenue to New York City from canal toll fees. The New York politician’s prestige was so great that his likeness appeared on the 1,000 dollar note.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: District of Columbia, Washington
label: Associated Place
content: United States
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: American Enterprise
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content: Coins, Currency and Medals
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content: Legal Tender Notes
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: U. S. Department of the Treasury
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.78.5.226
label: accession number
content: 1978.0941
label: catalog number
content: 78.5.226
label: serial number
content: B10050
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 19.2 cm x 8.3 cm x .01 cm; 7 9/16 in x 3 9/32 in x in