Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844 [Ten dollar bank note of Kirtland Safety Society Bank, payable to W. Parish].

GLC02509.09

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GLC#
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Type
Documents
Date
March 1, 1837
Author/Creator
Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844
Title
[Ten dollar bank note of Kirtland Safety Society Bank, payable to W. Parish].
Place Written
Kirtland, Ohio
Pagination
1 item
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Also signed by President of the Bank Sidney Rigdon. Numbered 1493. Printed from plates obtained in Philadelphia from Underwood, Bald, Spencer & Hufty. The Kirtland Safety Society Anti-Banking Company, which issued the notes, attempted without success to get a charter for the bank from the Ohio legislature in 1836 and 1837. The bank failed in the summer of 1837. Signed by Smith as Cashier.

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