The Daily Dispatch: April 20, 1864., [Electronic resource], "The old Currency."

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--The Petersburg Express has exhumed some old bank notes of 1816. One is a note for 25 cents, "receivable at the Bank of Virginia," signed by Anta Robinson. One is a shinplaster issued by the Corporation of Richmond, agreeable to an ordinance passed by the Council, bearing date 6-10-16">October 16, 18 6, and "good" for "twelve and a half" cents. The "Corporation of Richmond" promises on the face of this note, in very emphatic language to pay to bearer the sum of 12½ cents, but the note was never redeemed — These notes bear a striking resemblance to the little shinplasters which a short time since were so plentiful here, and remind us of the fact that the people in 1816 were as "hard up" for good currency as we are now.

The Daily Dispatch: April 20, 1864. Richmond Dispatch. 2 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. April 20, 1864. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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