Currency

1983.126.001

Currency
Creation Date
1861 – 1865

Dimensions

22.5 in. H x 26.5 in. W Item (Overall)

Description
Framed collage of seven Confederate notes and one large $100 bond certificate brought to Minnesota in 1866 by Patrick Scanlan of Alexandria, Virginia. The land bank in Forest City reportedly took some of it at a discount to pay for land on Ramsey Lake. In wood and glass frame with rope hanger. Handwritten index card label in bottom left corner under glass with description of currency.

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