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E-SYLUM ARCHIVE
QUERY: MAVERICK SCRIP NOTE OF LAFAYETTE
Dennis Schafluetzel forwarded this query. -Editor
Tom
Carson and I are working on at book on Tennessee scrip book because most
of it has not been cataloged. We identified a maverick - a piece of scrip
from Lafayette; no state is printed on the note. It's a ten cent scrip for
Frank's Restaurant (printed), signed Rueben H. Frank(?) Oct 27. 1862
"Secured by Money in Safe" Pay bearer 10 cents when presented in sums of
one dollar or more. No vignettes. Printers design across left
side.The piece was sold by R. M. Smythe auction (#272 lot 3647 in Memphis 7/7/2007) from the Schingoethe collection as was cataloged in Tennessee. There is Lafayette, TN in Macon County but the local historian cannot find a record of Frank's Restaurant or the signature Reuben H. Frank during the period. Signature is weak.
I checked the obsolete books I have (SC, TN, AL, AK, MS, FL) and the GA obsolete website and did not find it. If you recognize it let me know. My email address is dennis@schafluetzel.org
Wayne Homren, Editor
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