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Valued Member
United States
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Another one of those interesting items I have picked up through the years... 186? unsigned and uncut 3 dollar and 2 dollar script.... This one I know very little about....  Anyone know much about these? |
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Valued Member
United States
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I don't know anything about these either but why would it be Washington on the Brazos when the capitol was Austin?
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Valued Member
 United States
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Texas has had a long varied history https://texasalmanac.com/topics/his...pitals-texasCapitals of the six nations that have ruled Texas have been: Spain: Valladolid (before 1551) and Madrid; France: Paris; Mexico: Mexico City, D.F.; Republic of Texas: San Felipe de Austin, Washington-on-the-Brazos, Harrisburg, Galveston Island, Velasco, Columbia, Houston and Austin; United States: Washington, D.C.; Confederate States of America: Montgomery, Ala., and Richmond, Va. Edited by Sir Derrin
10/31/2021 5:30 pm
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New Member
United States
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AS any good Texan knows Washington on the Brazos was the first headquarters of The Republic of Texas. These dont say Washington on the Brazos they say Washington County. never heard of that county have to do a little research.If they are real they would be remainder as they are undated.
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New Member
United States
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Longer I look at em I think they may be fakes. look at the left side of the notes, looks like they may have been run off on a copy machine. The three note left border is a dotted line. the top border of the two note starting from the left is a dotted line then going to the right its just a small gap then a solid line. My advice Sir Derrin to to find a bank note dealer that knows his or her stuff and get a professional opinion. Hope u didnt give much for them.
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Valued Member
United States
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They are on a very thin tissue type paper no way they was made on modern style photo printer.... Fake is a possibility but they came from a trusted dealer so...
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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These dont say Washington on the Brazos they say Washington County. It so happens that Washington-on-the-Brazos is in fact in Washington County... but these particular notes are actually from nearby Brenham (about twenty miles away), as is plainly mentioned on the second line. Some googling tells me that the notes would have been issued circa 1862, on the Confederate side of the Civil War. This explains why they don't bother with mentioning the authority any more precisely than "Washington County". Reportedly the figure on the $3 note is a slave. Indeed quite an interesting item! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Interesting Washington County Script Remainder. I believe it's authentic. Individual notes, two adjoining notes and full, uncut sheets are available. I'm wondering why I often see two different spellings of the word Scrip(t) on some obsolete notes. Both the OP's sheet and this graded sheet have minor over inking on the "W" seen on the lower right corner of the $2 note just below the the signature line for County Treasurer W C.  |
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United States
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january1may's, Aye I miss noted the actual source. My Apologies!
I actually lived in the general area of Brenham at one time. That was why I was interested in these notes and their history...
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United States
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SteveInTampa, I was pretty certain they are legit considering the source  but even the best of us can get snookered on occasion! Scrip and script are often used interchangeably I believe the correct term in general when referencing things of this nature would be scrip Though looking through the definitions of script I see " (law) An original instrument or document" That would also be applicable depending on what they are saying? It is interesting when looking through old documents to see how the English language has been evolving and changing... |
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