Description: Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The original hand signed 1863 $1 “State of Alabama” note was issued from Montgomery, Alabama. The note was engraved by “Engr. by J.T. Paterson & Co. Augusta, Ga.”. It has a hand inscribed serial number “91232”. It was issued with a plain back; signature of the governor was engraved. The Governor is pictured at left. At bottom right is the first state seal designed in 1817 by William Wyatt Bibb, the governor of the Alabama Territory and the subsequent first governor of the state. When Alabama became a state in 1819, the state legislature adopted the design as the official state seal. The seal prominently features a map showing one of the state's most valuable resources—its major rivers. The map was shown affixed to a living tree, with no motto. The original 1863 hand signed “Five Dollars” Confederate note has the center vignette of the State capitol in Richmond, Virginia. C.G. Memminger is at lower right. This note was printed on plain paper with black ink on the front and blue ink on the back. The note was engraved by “Keatinge & Ball Columbia SC” and has the hand inscribed serial number “48450” in red ink. The red “NOVEMBER, 1863” overprint is the issue date. There were about 200 different people who signed for each treasury official. For the most part they were women, many the wives or daughters of Confederate soldiers who had been killed in action. The artifacts were recovered from the Fredericksburg, Virginia battlefields. The brass buttons at center were issued on Confederate uniforms. The lead ammunition at left are; a .44 Colt “Army” Model, a .52 Sharps carbine generally used by the cavalry branch of service and a .58 round for the Springfield rifle or other imported arms of that caliber. The lead ammunition at right are; a .69 Musket ball used by both sides, a Federal issue for the .52 Spencer carbine and a Confederate issue .57 Enfield. The Spencer used a brass cartridge the others used a paper cartridge which has not survived in the ground. The white color or patina is due to oxidation in the ground. The hand made solid Poplar frame with distressed milk paint finish is 12” x 16” (glass) in size. All of the frame and display work was done in our cabinet shop here in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The frame is ready to hang. The wire is recessed which allows the frame to rest flat back to the wall as in a museum mount. The “bumpons” on each back corner protect the wall and keep the frame level. The back of the frame, which doesn’t show, has some brush strokes from the second coat of paint. All of the artifacts are guaranteed to be original as stated. A hand signed and dated “Certificate of Authenticity” will be issued by Collectors Frame with a photograph and description of the items purchased. Please see our "About” for more information on the framing and artifacts.
Price: 180 USD
Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia
End Time: 2024-11-16T17:30:18.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
