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WI. Delavan. James & Tallman. 5?. 1868. (Unlisted). VG-F, Minor paper losses at

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:550.00 - 900.00 USD
WI. Delavan. James & Tallman. 5?. 1868. (Unlisted). VG-F, Minor paper losses at
<B>WI. </B><I>Delavan. </I>James & Tallman. <B>5?. </B>1868. (Unlisted). <i>Death of General Mercer, </i>top; Neptune with trident, lower left; allegorical figure seated on rocks, lower right. Excessively rare, and the first we have seen. <B>VG-F,</B> Minor paper losses at upper left & upper right. <BR>    William Morrison Tallman, an attorney, made his fortune in Wisconsin land sales, and his legacy survives today in the form of the grand Italian villa style house he built in Delavan in the 1850s. It is now known as the "Lincoln-Tallman House," made famous by its style and Lincoln having slept there two nights. We have not yet been able to determine whether this piece of generic scrip, with the city [Delavan] and state [Wisconsin] hand-written, was issued by his or related interests.