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Fourteen 19th-century U.S. Newspapers with Content on Counterfeiting
[Counterfeiting]. FOURTEEN AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS, 1819-77, FEATURING ARTICLES ON COUNTERFEITING. Includes the following: Morning Chronicle & Baltimore Advertiser (July 16, 1819), with a long story (over a column) on page 2 regarding Jacob Perkins and his voyage to Great Britain in the context of the fight against counterfeit bank notes in that country; discusses various techniques for thwarting counterfeiting. The National Advocate (New York, May 31, 1823), with story on page 2 concerning the arrest of Messrs. Borst and Cromwell in Schoharie County for counterfeiting bank notes. The Christian Mirror (Portland, Maine, Nov. 16, 1827), with stories on page 4 regarding counterfeit $100 notes of the United States Bank, Baltimore branch, and $20 notes of the New Orleans branch; also, a report on a sting operation netting a man selling bulk counterfeit currency. New-York American (Nov. 27, 1827), with stories on page 3 alerting the public to counterfeit $20 notes of the United States Bank, payable at Norfolk, and $10 notes of the Bank of Augusta [issue is badly trimmed, not affecting these stories]. National Gazette and Literary Register (Philadelphia, Feb. 17, 1831), with a page 1 story reporting from Cincinnati on the arrest of a gang of counterfeiters in possession of false $5 notes on the United States Bank. The Christian Mirror (Portland, Maine, Feb. 6, 1834), with story on page 3 concerning the arrest of a group of counterfeiters in Missouri, led by James Garland, who were operating on a very large scale--printing up to $40,000 worth of counterfeit bank notes a day. The Christian Mirror (Portland, Maine, April 17, 1834), with story on page 3 concerning the proceedings against a pair, one of them a Revolutionary War veteran, accused of making and passing counterfeiting "American half dollars and Spanish quarters." The Christian Mirror (Portland, Maine, May 8, 1834), with stories on page 3 warning of altered notes of the South Bank, Boston, and of counterfeit $100 notes of the Bank of the United States, Washington. The Christian Mirror (Portland, Maine, June 19, 1834), with story on page 3 concerning the proceedings against a gang accused of counterfeiting half dollars. New-York American (November 4, 1841), with story on page 3 concerning the arrest in Albany of a man named Saxon, caught with $8000 worth of spurious notes of the Clinton Bank of New York on his person. The Christian Mirror (Portland, Maine, Jan. 25, 1844), with story on page 3 concerning counterfeit $10 notes of the Grafton Bank (New Hampshire), giving tips on detecting them. Also includes story on the 1843 coinage of the New Orleans Mint. The Christian Mirror (Portland, Maine, Feb. 1, 1844), with story on page 3 concerning counterfeit half dollars of the New Orleans Mint and other false coins in circulation. Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, March 16, 1849), with article on page 4 reporting on a crude counterfeit of the $10 notes of the Merchants' Bank of Baltimore, relating a careful description of the notes given by R.W. Latham & Co. The Indianapolis Sentinel (April 11, 1877), with article on page 7 titled "Spurious Notes and Coin in Abundance," discussing counterfeit high-denomination notes recently recognized and noting that fake half dollars and half eagles "are being circulated on the frontier on the routes leading to the Black Hills country." Overall condition is very good to fine, with all being printed on rag paper (and hence not brittle). A few with pages separated at spine. The prevalence of counterfeiting, particularly in the first half of the nineteenth century, is attested to by the frequency with which stories reporting arrests for the crime appeared in local newspapers. A number of the articles here present provide detailed information on the notes being counterfeited, and often provide the names of the accused counterfeiters. Most interesting.
(Estimate: $150)
[Counterfeiting]. FOURTEEN AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS, 1819-77, FEATURING ARTICLES ON COUNTERFEITING. Includes the following: Morning Chronicle & Baltimore Advertiser (July 16, 1819), with a long story (over a column) on page 2 regarding Jacob Perkins and his voyage to Great Britain in the context of the fight against counterfeit bank notes in that country; discusses various techniques for thwarting counterfeiting. The National Advocate (New York, May 31, 1823), with story on page 2 concerning the arrest of Messrs. Borst and Cromwell in Schoharie County for counterfeiting bank notes. The Christian Mirror (Portland, Maine, Nov. 16, 1827), with stories on page 4 regarding counterfeit $100 notes of the United States Bank, Baltimore branch, and $20 notes of the New Orleans branch; also, a report on a sting operation netting a man selling bulk counterfeit currency. New-York American (Nov. 27, 1827), with stories on page 3 alerting the public to counterfeit $20 notes of the United States Bank, payable at Norfolk, and $10 notes of the Bank of Augusta [issue is badly trimmed, not affecting these stories]. National Gazette and Literary Register (Philadelphia, Feb. 17, 1831), with a page 1 story reporting from Cincinnati on the arrest of a gang of counterfeiters in possession of false $5 notes on the United States Bank. The Christian Mirror (Portland, Maine, Feb. 6, 1834), with story on page 3 concerning the arrest of a group of counterfeiters in Missouri, led by James Garland, who were operating on a very large scale--printing up to $40,000 worth of counterfeit bank notes a day. The Christian Mirror (Portland, Maine, April 17, 1834), with story on page 3 concerning the proceedings against a pair, one of them a Revolutionary War veteran, accused of making and passing counterfeiting "American half dollars and Spanish quarters." The Christian Mirror (Portland, Maine, May 8, 1834), with stories on page 3 warning of altered notes of the South Bank, Boston, and of counterfeit $100 notes of the Bank of the United States, Washington. The Christian Mirror (Portland, Maine, June 19, 1834), with story on page 3 concerning the proceedings against a gang accused of counterfeiting half dollars. New-York American (November 4, 1841), with story on page 3 concerning the arrest in Albany of a man named Saxon, caught with $8000 worth of spurious notes of the Clinton Bank of New York on his person. The Christian Mirror (Portland, Maine, Jan. 25, 1844), with story on page 3 concerning counterfeit $10 notes of the Grafton Bank (New Hampshire), giving tips on detecting them. Also includes story on the 1843 coinage of the New Orleans Mint. The Christian Mirror (Portland, Maine, Feb. 1, 1844), with story on page 3 concerning counterfeit half dollars of the New Orleans Mint and other false coins in circulation. Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, March 16, 1849), with article on page 4 reporting on a crude counterfeit of the $10 notes of the Merchants' Bank of Baltimore, relating a careful description of the notes given by R.W. Latham & Co. The Indianapolis Sentinel (April 11, 1877), with article on page 7 titled "Spurious Notes and Coin in Abundance," discussing counterfeit high-denomination notes recently recognized and noting that fake half dollars and half eagles "are being circulated on the frontier on the routes leading to the Black Hills country." Overall condition is very good to fine, with all being printed on rag paper (and hence not brittle). A few with pages separated at spine. The prevalence of counterfeiting, particularly in the first half of the nineteenth century, is attested to by the frequency with which stories reporting arrests for the crime appeared in local newspapers. A number of the articles here present provide detailed information on the notes being counterfeited, and often provide the names of the accused counterfeiters. Most interesting.
(Estimate: $150)