1800s 25c The Erie and Kalamazoo Rail Road Co.- Toledo, OHIO Note
1800's 25c The Erie and Kalamazoo Rail Road Company note from Toledo, Ohio.
In 1836, Michigan and Ohio fought over which state would get the city of Toledo. Toledo is on the Maumee River. Both Michigan and Ohio wanted the area because the Maumee was important to transportation.
Michigan sent armed men to Toledo to defend its claim to the land. There was minimal fighting and only one man was injured, but the whole fight became known as the Toledo War.
Michigan and Ohio could not agree, and finally the United States Congress got involved. Congress gave Toledo to Ohio and offered Michigan the rest of the Upper Peninsula.
This note grades Very Fine with a sheet crease across the bottom and a tear on the bottom right corner.
It measures ~ 6.25" x 2.5".
1800's 25c The Erie and Kalamazoo Rail Road Company note from Toledo, Ohio.
In 1836, Michigan and Ohio fought over which state would get the city of Toledo. Toledo is on the Maumee River. Both Michigan and Ohio wanted the area because the Maumee was important to transportation.
Michigan sent armed men to Toledo to defend its claim to the land. There was minimal fighting and only one man was injured, but the whole fight became known as the Toledo War.
Michigan and Ohio could not agree, and finally the United States Congress got involved. Congress gave Toledo to Ohio and offered Michigan the rest of the Upper Peninsula.
This note grades Very Fine with a sheet crease across the bottom and a tear on the bottom right corner.
It measures ~ 6.25" x 2.5".
1800's 25c The Erie and Kalamazoo Rail Road Company note from Toledo, Ohio.
In 1836, Michigan and Ohio fought over which state would get the city of Toledo. Toledo is on the Maumee River. Both Michigan and Ohio wanted the area because the Maumee was important to transportation.
Michigan sent armed men to Toledo to defend its claim to the land. There was minimal fighting and only one man was injured, but the whole fight became known as the Toledo War.
Michigan and Ohio could not agree, and finally the United States Congress got involved. Congress gave Toledo to Ohio and offered Michigan the rest of the Upper Peninsula.
This note grades Very Fine with a sheet crease across the bottom and a tear on the bottom right corner.
It measures ~ 6.25" x 2.5".