Confederate States of America bank notes
Overview
This collection includes several samples of bank notes from the Confederate States of America, printed during the Civil War. It includes 17 - 50¢ notes; 10 - $1 notes; 13 - $2 notes; 17 - $5 notes; 31 - $10 notes; 18 - $20 notes; 10 - $50 notes; 4 - $100 notes; and 1 - $1 Virginia Treasury Note; these are grouped together in envelopes by type of currency, and the envelopes are labeled A-I. There are three additional bills for $20, $50, and $100 in envelope J. Some of the items are very worn and damaged and should be handled with care.
Dates
- Creation: 1862 - 1864
Creator
- Confederate States of America. Department of the Treasury (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
1 folder (124 pieces) : Material: Paper ; 58 x 107mm - 79 x 187mm
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
MS P79
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Currency in envelopes A-I: U.S. Treasury Department, 1912. Currency in envelope J: gift, Brian L. Avery, 2019.
- Title
- Guide to the Confederate States of America Bank Notes Collection
- Subtitle
- Confederate States of America bank notes
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by am, 1961. Finding aid encoded by skt, 2006. Finding aid revised by mwh and eeh, 2019.
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/5767918119
- Preferred citation
-
Confederate States of America bank notes, Department of Special Collections, MS P79, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository