Courtesy of June Contreras, an individual partner
Description
This original ten dollar bank note was issued by the New England Bank of Fairmount, Maine in 1857. It was dated October 1, 1857 and signed by E. Rittenhouse, president. Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, of New York, printed the money. Fairmount is now a neighborhood in Bangor, Maine. New England Bank, based in Boston, was chartered in 1813.
About This Item
- Title: Ten dollar note from New England Bank, Fairmount, 1857
- Creation Date: 1857
- Subject Date: 1857
- Location: Fairmount, Bangor, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: tissue paper
- Dimensions: 7.6 cm x 17.8 cm
- Object Type: Image
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- Banks and banking--Maine--Bangor
- Banks and banking--Maine--Fairmount
- Money
- New England Bank (Boston, Mass.)
- Paper money
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