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J. T. Paterson & Co. (fl. 1864) [Mississippi State twenty five cent note]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08433.02 Author/Creator: J. T. Paterson & Co. (fl. 1864) Place Written: Augusta, Georgia Type: Document Date: 1 May 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 6.5 x 13 cm. Order a Copy

Includes the facsimile signature of A. J. Gillespie, State Auditor of Mississippi from 1862 to 1865. The note states "twenty five cents in current money when the sum of Ten Dollars is presented." Printed in Georgia by J. T. Paterson & Co.

Gillespie, A. J., fl. 1862-1865
J. T. Paterson & Co., fl. 1864

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