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Pillar of the Community
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Now we should try researching the signature's to see if it is any one famous
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Pillar of the Community
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G'dat T360,
$1272 in 1863: that sounds like an enormous sum of money.
Nifty cheques too.
Peter in Oz
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Pillar of the Community
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I did not see that Wow you are right Peter THOMAS !
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Pillar of the Community
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quote:
Now we should try researching the signature's to see if it is any one famous
Great idea! I did a little bit of research this morning. The 1863 check drawn on Boston Exchange Bank is signed by Edwin Hale Abbot, who practiced law in Boston from 1862-1876. It is written to H. K. Oliver, State Treas., presumably the state treasurer of Massachusetts at the time. quote:
$1272 in 1863: that sounds like an enormous sum of money.
Yes, it sure was. Wonder what it was for? Maybe to pay state taxes on behalf of one of Mr. Abbot's clients for which he had power of attorney? |
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Here is what I have found out about the Certificate of Deposit from Stissing Bank in Pine Plains, Dutchess County, New York: The name (E?) Woodin is listed on it as the depositor. There was an M. WOODIN, from Dutchess county in the 47th Regiment of the Union Army, which may have been a relative. (See the information at the bottom of this page.) The circular handstamp reads "North River Bank", which was in New York City. I have not found out anything yet about the firm Towers & Foshay, which may have been in NYC as well. The cashier's signature is that of Reuben Bostwick, son of Reuben W. Bostwick, who was chosen cashier of the old Pine Plains Bank in 1852, and later was cashier of Stissing Bank and Stissing National Bank until his decease. See the information under the family ancestor Benjamin R. Bostwick. |
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WOW ! t360 That is amazing to be able to find some relevance behind the signatures, and to get a background on them Very Cool . Thank you for sharing.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks Jim, this was a lot of fun. These checks have been in my collection for 15-20 years, just waiting to tell their story.
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Pillar of the Community
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That is very cool . I hope to research mine real soon
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Member
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I cant read the signatures on mine lol
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Pillar of the Community
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Hi laxmaster92, here are my best guesses:
National Bank of Salem, NY
Pay to the order of John V. Lansing, Esq.
B. F. Bancroft, Cas[hier]
[J?] L. M. Seidell, Tel[ler]
Treasurer of City of Great Falls, Cascade Co. Montana
pay to the order of Royal Milling Co. for Feed
W. H. Harrison, City Clerk
Berners B. Kelly, V.P.
First National Bank, Cooperstown, NY
pay to the order of J. S. & M. Pickhain
Theo[dore] Turner, Cashier
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Pillar of the Community
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Now I just have to figure out my signatures, and How did you approach your research on these.
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Pillar of the Community
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I googled the people's names together with the name of the town and/or bank names and "cashier", "treasurer", "lawyer" as appropriate, along with 1863 or 1864 (in my case) or other words to narrow the results down (like the county name), and finally then re-googling with what I found out.
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Pillar of the Community
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Wow That is hard to , I found that I searched what felt like 100's of pages and di not find much. One name took me to a GAR grand Army of the republic website
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Pillar of the Community
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  Just recently found this 1862 Bank of Binghamton, NY check in an APS Sales circuit box. |
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