Hartford, CT
1868
$10.00
Black on white paper, 60 day promissory note made out for $96, payable at the Farmers & Mechanic’s National Bank. The 5¢ tax paid was the correct amount for the time period, that being 5¢ per hundred or fraction thereof.
Vignette of two allegorical female figures. On the left is “Columbia” holding a bundle of rods with her arm around another figure, possibly that of “Peace” or “Liberty” who is holding a broken sword (see second image).
Creases, small stain at center.