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Original Montana Territory Bond signed by Governor Potts

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Original Montana Territory Bond signed by Governor Potts
Issued on July 1, 1876 to William A Brown. It is gold bond number 22. The bond measures 10 ¼” x 14” and has a grey ornate border. There are two vignettes; one of a tiered subterranean mining operation on the left side and another of a steam engine in the title. Directly above lies a small paragraph detailing the laws in which the bond was issued. There are two gilded gold words on the certificate. In the center is gilded “1000” left adjacent is “original”. On the bottom right are two small oval “paid” stamps dated July 21, 1867. Attached to the bottom of the bond are small $50 interest notes numbered 1-14. Each note provided interest for a six month period. Notes 1 through 6 have been used. Signed by Governor of the Territory B.F. Potts, Auditor D. Heuthbert, and Treasurer D.H. Weston. Small round holes are punched through the Governor’s signature and the Treasurer’s. Red “received” across the middle of the obverse. Green reverse. The territory of Montana was carved out of the Idaho territory and existed from 1864, when President Abraham Lincoln created it, until 1889 until the time it was admitted to the Union as a state. Folds, but not holes in bond. City: County: State: MT
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