1858 $10 The Bank of Commerce Note from Savannah, Georgia.
This note grades Very Fine.
This note features a detailed Vignette of a sidewheel steamship on rough seas. A bold "TEN" protector is printed in red.
This note is signed by G.B. Lamar as President who had a fascinating background after moving to New York in 1850.
In New York, Gazaway had become a valued contact for Southern governments, arranging loans, printing bonds and as the war neared, actually buying semi-obsolete rifles from the federal arsenal for the states of Georgia and South Carolina.
It measures ~ 7" x 3".
1858 $10 The Bank of Commerce Note from Savannah, Georgia.
This note grades Very Fine.
This note features a detailed Vignette of a sidewheel steamship on rough seas. A bold "TEN" protector is printed in red.
This note is signed by G.B. Lamar as President who had a fascinating background after moving to New York in 1850.
In New York, Gazaway had become a valued contact for Southern governments, arranging loans, printing bonds and as the war neared, actually buying semi-obsolete rifles from the federal arsenal for the states of Georgia and South Carolina.
It measures ~ 7" x 3".
