Confederate Bond, Two Thousand Dollars, 1863
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To help raise money, the Confederate States of America issued bonds. Early in the Civil War, these bonds seemed a worthwhile, even patriotic, investment to the Southerners who bought them. The war was going well for the Confederacy and the bonds promised a tidy profit in interest. At war's end, Southerners were left holding now worthless Confederate bonds.
To help raise money, the Confederate States of America issued bonds. Early in the Civil War, these bonds seemed a worthwhile, even patriotic, investment to the Southerners who bought them. The war was going well for the Confederacy and the bonds promised a tidy profit in interest. At war's end, Southerners were left holding now worthless Confederate bonds.
Artifact
Bond (Negotiable instrument)
Date Made
1863
Subject Date
15 July 1863
Creators
Confederate States of America. Dept. of the Treasury
Place of Creation
United States, Virginia, Richmond
United States, South Carolina, Columbia
Creator Notes
Issued by the Confederate States of America Treasury and printed by J.T. Paterson & Co. in Columbia, South Carolina.
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
30.1104.1827.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Dimensions
Height: 9.25 in
Width: 14 in
Inscriptions
Recto, in part: $2,000 / IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED THAT / THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA / NO. 1830 / ARE INDEBTED UNTO H. C. CANADA / ... / TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS / ... / 15 JULY 1863 / J.T. PATERSON & CO COLUMBIA S.C.
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