May 15, 1862 $1 Virginia Treasury Note- Interesting Writing On Reverse

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Matthew23 Valued Member United States 421 Posts	Posted 07/15/2023 7:54 pm Found this 1862 $1 note will the cool writing on the reverse it looks like the writing is from the 1800s if anyone can completely make it out I would appreciate it. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Matthew23 Valued Member United States 421 Posts	Posted 07/15/2023 8:05 pm From what I can figure out it says This note was Paid To Henry Ryder by the soldier during the war for provision. That's some real history right there. Edited by Matthew23 07/15/2023 9:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 07/15/2023 9:01 pm Pretty sure that the third word is "was" rather than the number 1000. I'm also a little unsure of the word "soldier" at least partly due to the letter S being capitalized and the next two letters looking more like "ou". Otherwise, I agree with @matt. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Matthew23 Valued Member United States 421 Posts	Posted 07/15/2023 9:18 pm Thanks I fixed mine, the only reason I was thinking maybe it was soldier because maybe they spelled it wrong, but it's hard to tell. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/15/2023 9:46 pm Good for you guys. I can hardly make sense of it. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15398 Posts	Posted 07/16/2023 05:56 am Fascinating - you have some real history in that note. It would be fun research to establish the names and backgrounds of the two signatories on the notes obverse. Since Virginia seceded from the Union in April 1861, this note was issued during the Confederacy. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187862 Posts	Posted 07/17/2023 2:04 pm Very interesting! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 07/20/2023 08:50 am The word in question may or may not be soldier. If it was misspelled Soulder(s), why was it capitalized? There would be no need to start with a capital S and not a lowercase s. Perhaps it's a last name or a title. Just a thought. Report this Post to the Staff
adam126402 Pillar of the Community United States 878 Posts	Posted 08/17/2023 11:53 pm I thought this bit of etymology was interesting as to the origins of the word soldier. c. 1300, souder, soudiour, "fighting man, one engaged ion military service," from Old French soudier, soldier and Anglo-French variants, "one who serves in the army for pay," from Medieval Latin soldarius "a soldier" (source also of Spanish soldado, Italian soldato), literally "one having pay," from Late Latin soldum, extended sense of accusative of Latin solidus, name of a Roman gold coin, properly "coin of thick or solid metal," not of thin plate While capitalized S with a large L it looks to that it is misspelled as Soulder as mentioned previously. The letters SOU are very clear and the DER are in line with how those letters are written elsewhere in the note. Amazing bit of history you have there! Report this Post to the Staff
hokiefan_82 Pillar of the Community United States 3641 Posts	Posted 08/18/2023 4:34 pm Very interesting, thanks for sharing. I have a Confederate note with writing on the back describing it as the first money the person had received from the Confederacy. Something like that adds a bit of historical context to that particular note which I really like! Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/ My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 Report this Post to the Staff
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