George Schlesinger Colonial Currency and Autograph Collection, 1762-1864
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Summary Information
Title: George Schlesinger Colonial Currency and Autograph Collection
Inclusive Dates: 1762-1864

Creator:
  • Schlesinger, George
Call Number: M2004-126

Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (3 archives boxes, 2 oversize folders, and 1 volume)

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:
Currency, autographs, and other documents collected by George Schlesinger, including Colonial currency and early United States currency dating between the 1770s and 1780s from the colonies of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. The autographs are principally from former presidents and other political figures. One item of note is a certificate appointing Ebenezer Tucker as Revenue Inspector that is signed by both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Other signatures in the collection include Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Andrew Johnson, and Thomas Edison.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m2004126
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Scope and Content Note

Some of the currency is intact, some has been canceled, and some have had the cancellation repaired. There is also a $10 bill from the Confederate States of America (1864), a $10 bill from the Mineral Point Bank (1839), a $10 bill of U.S. currency (1922), and a 12 shilling note signed by John Hart, a Declaration of Independence signer (1776). Other documents include letters from the Civil War, almanacs (1773-1798), wills (1700s), early printings (1480), and an inscribed papyrus fragment (circa 1500 BC).

Administrative/Restriction Information
Acquisition Information

Presented by Elizabeth E. Schlesinger, Colgate, Wisconsin. Accession Number: M2004-126


Contents List
M2004-126
Series: Currency
United Colonies
Page   1
Item   1
3 Dollars Continental Currency, Philadelphia, Serial Number 1722, 5/9/1776
Page   1
Item   2
6 Dollars Continental Currency, Philadelphia, Serial Number 730191, 11/2/1776
Page   1
Item   3
8 Dollars Continental Currency, Serial Number 71169
Page   1
Item   4
1 Dollar, Serial Number 29973, 2/17/1776
Connecticut
Page   1
Item   5
20 Shillings, Serial Number 190809, 7/1/1780
Physical Description: Punch Cancelled 
Page   2
Item   1
20 Shillings, Serial number 5060, 7/1/1780
Physical Description: Punch Cancelled 
Page   2
Item   2
10 Shillings, Serial number 5060, 6/1/1780
Physical Description: Punch Cancelled 
Page   2
Item   3
20 Shillings, Serial Number 10143, 7/1/1780
Physical Description: Punch Cancelled 
Page   2
Item   4
1 Shilling, Serial Number 5392, 7/1/1780
Physical Description: Punch Cancelled 
Page   2
Item   5
9 Pence, Serial Number 10272, 7/1/1780
Physical Description: Punch Cancelled 
Page   3
Item   1
1 Shilling 3 Pence, Serial Number 1154, 7/1/1780
Physical Description: Punch Cancelled 
Page   3
Item   2
5 Shillings, Serial Number 73962, 6/1/1780
Page   3
Item   3
5 Shillings, Serial Number 1292, 5/1/1780
Physical Description: Punch Cancelled 
Page   3
Item   4
5 Shillings, Serial Number 3751, 6/19/1776
Physical Description: Cut cancel mended 
Page   3
Item   5
9 Pence, Serial Number-120-, 6/19/1776
Physical Description: Tear mended, cut cancel mended 
Page   4
Item   1
9 Pence, Serial Number 23059, 6/19/1776
Physical Description: Cut cancel mended 
Page   4
Item   2
3 Shillings, Serial Number 23059, 6/7/1776
Physical Description: Cut cancel mended 
Page   4
Item   3
7 Pence, Serial Number 5300
Physical Description: Cut cancel mended 
Page   4
Item   4
2 Shillings 6 Pence, Serial Number 7994, 7/1/1775
Physical Description: Cut cancel mended 
Page   4
Item   5
5 Shillings, Serial Number 5932
Physical Description: Cut cancel mended 
Page   5
Item   1
5 Shillings, Serial Number-0-, 6/7/1776
Physical Description: Cut cancel mended 
Page   5
Item   2
2 Shillings and 6 Pence, Serial Number 11732, 6/7/1776
Physical Description: Cut cancel mended 
Page   5
Item   3
10 Shillings, Serial Number 9788, 7/1/1780
Page   5
Item   4
1 Shilling, Serial Number 45310, 6/7/1776
Physical Description: Cut cancel mended 
Page   5
Item   5
6 Pence, Serial Number 21276, 6/19/1776
Physical Description: Cut cancel mended 
Page   6
Item   1
10 Shillings (Interest Note), Serial Number 5077, 12/1/1790
Physical Description: Punch Cancelled 
Page   7
Item   1
23 Pounds 13 Shillings, (Interest Note) Serial Number 11242, 12/25/1790
Physical Description: Punch Cancelled 
Page   8
Item   1
1 Pound (Interest note), Serial Number 7038, 12/17/1789
Page   9
Item   1
2 Pounds (Interest note), Serial Number 8841, 2/6/1790
Page   10
Item   1
5 Shillings (Interest note), Serial Number 4321, 9/13/1790
Physical Description: Punch Cancelled 
Page   11
Item   1
2 Pounds (Interest note), Serial Number 7937, 1/8/1790
Page   12
Item   1
7 Pounds 14 Shillings (Interest Note), Serial Number 8485, 1790
Page   13
Item   1
2 Shilling and 6 pence
Delaware
Page   13
Item   2
5 Shillings, Serial Number 91863, 5/1/1777
Page   13
Item   3
1 Shilling, Serial Number 13245, 1/1/1776
Georgia
Page   13
Item   4
6 Pence, Serial Number 1578, 1776
Page   13
Item   5
5 Spanish Milled Dollars, Serial Number 4111 (Blue seal), 1777
Maryland
Page   14
Item   1
1 1/3 Dollar, Annapolis, Serial Number 24892, 8/14/1776
Page   14
Item   2
2 2/3 Dollars Annapolis, Serial Number 4-26, 8/14/1776
Page   14
Item   3
2 Dollars, Serial Number 21481, 4/10/1774
Massachuetts (Bay)
Page   14
Item   4
7 Dollars, Serial Number 13693, 5/5/1780
Physical Description: Punch Cancelled 
Page   14
Item   5
3 Dollars, Serial Number 6434, 5/5/1780
Physical Description: Punch Cancelled 
Page   15
Item   1
2 Dollars, Serial Number 19827, 5/5/1780
Physical Description: Punch Cancelled 
Page   15
Item   2
8 Dollars, Serial Number 14932, 5/5/1780
Physical Description: Punch Cancelled 
Page   15
Item   3
1 Dollar, Serial Number 7860, 5/5/1780
Physical Description: Punch Cancelled 
Page   15
Item   4
2 Dollars, Serial Number 675, 5/5/1780
Physical Description: Punch Cancelled 
Page   15
Item   5
8 Pence, Serial Number 1796, 12/7/1775
Physical Description: Paul Revere Note, Sword in Hand 
New Hampshire
Page   16
Item   1
3 Dollars, Serial Number 3726, 4/29/1780
Physical Description: Punch Cancelled 
Page   16
Item   2
3 Dollars, Serial Number 736, 4/29/1780
Physical Description: Punch Cancelled 
Page   16
Item   3
40 Shillings, Serial Number 3126, 5/3/1775
New Jersey
Page   16
Item   4
3 Pounds, Serial Number 2399, 3/25/1776
Page   16
Item   5
3 Shillings, Serial Number 2649, 12/21/1763
Page   17
Item   1
18 Pence, Serial Number 20326, 3/25/1776
Page   17
Item   2
12 Shillings, Serial Number 27436, 3/23/1776
Note: Signed by John Hart, Declaration of Independence signer.
Page   17
Item   3
20 Dollars, Serial Number 10707, 6/9/1780
New York
Page   17
Item   4
10 Spanish Milled Dollars, Serial Number 8998, 8/13/1776
Page   17
Item   5
1/8 Dollar, Serial Number 27712, 3/5/1776
North Carolina
Page   18
Item   1
1/8 Dollar, Serial Number 198, 8/8/1778
Page   18
Item   2
1/2 Dollar, Serial Number 2942, 8/21/1775
Pennsylvania
Page   18
Item   3
20 Shillings, Serial Number 5505, 10/1/1780
Page   18
Item   4
18 Pence, Serial Number 17139, 4/25/1776
Page   18
Item   5
20 Shillings, Serial Number 6879, 10/5/1773
Page   19
Item   1
20 Shillings, Serial Number 4890, 4/10/1777
Page   19
Item   2
10 Shillings (Ben Franklin Bill), Serial Number 17619, 6/18/1762
Rhode Island
Page   19
Item   3
6 Shillings, Serial Number 3736, 5/1786
Page   19
Item   4
8 Dollars, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Serial Number 2172, 7/2/1780
Page   19
Item   5
10 Shillings, Serial Number 3126, 5/3/1775
South Carolina
Page   20
Item   1
60 Dollars, Serial Number 3399, 2/8/1779
Page   21
Item   1
10 Pounds, Serial Number 27831, 6/1/1775
Virginia
Page   20
Item   2
1/6 of Spanish Milled Dollar, Serial Number 19990, 5/6/1776
Page   20
Item   3
50 Dollars, Tissue Currency, Serial Number 19029, 10/16/1780
Page   20
Item   4
300 Dollars, Tissue Currency, Serial Number 11609, 10/16/1780
Page   20
Item   5
4 Spanish Milled Dollars, Serial Number 22026, 5/6/1776
Miscellany
Page   22
Item   1
10 Dollars Mineral Point (Wisconsin) Bank, 12/1/1839
Page   23
Item   1
50 Dollars United States, Serial Number 296928
Page   24
Item   1
10 U.S. Dollars Currency, Series of 1922
Page   25
Item   1
10 Dollars Confederate States of America, 2/17/1864
Series: Autographs
⇧
Box   1
Folder   1
Blacslee, Jesse - Revolutionary War Letter, 9/14/1776
Box   1
Folder   2
Edison, Thomas A. - Personal Letter, 1/23/1924
Box   1
Folder   3
Ford, Edsel B. - Typewritten Letter, 4/25/1922
Box   1
Folder   4
Ford, Henry - Note to Autograph Collector, 11/19/1926
Box   1
Folder   5
Ford II, Henry - First Day Cover, 7/20/1968
Box   1
Folder   6
Harrison, Benjamin
Box   1
Folder   7
Johnson, Andrew
Box   1
Folder   8
Johnson, Lyndon B. - Initials
Box   1
Folder   9
Johnson, Lyndon B. - On Senate Pass
Box   1
Folder   10
Juneau, Soloman - Personal Letter, 3/3/1849
Box   1
Folder   11
McKinley, William - On Calling Card, 2/23/1901 and George B. Corslgor - Typewritten Letter, , 2/12/1901
Box   1
Folder   12
Nelson, Sen. Gaylord and Gov. John W. Reynolds
Box   1
Folder   13
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano - Personal Letter, 10/7/1932
Box   1
Folder   14
Seward, William H. - Envelope Front
Box   1
Folder   15
Spaight, Dobbs (DOI signer) - Land Contract, 3/19/1795
Box   1
Folder   16
Washington, George - Words “New York” Cut from Letter
Series: Subject Files
⇧
Box   1
Folder   17
Airship - Zeppelin Hindenburg Postcard
Almanacs
Box   1
Folder   18
1773
Box   1
Folder   19
The New England Almanack and Gentleman's and Lady's Diary, 1786
Box   1
Folder   20
An Astronomical Diary or an Almanack, 1790
Box   1
Folder   21
Wheeler's North American Calendar or an Almanack, 1791
Box   1
Folder   22
Wheeler's North American Calendar or an Almanack, 1793
Box   1
Folder   23
The New England Almanack or Lady's and Gentleman's Diary, 1797
Box   1
Folder   24
The New England Almanack or Lady's and Gentleman's Diary, 1798
Box   2
Folder   1
Colonial Commission of New Haven, Connecticut, 10/26/1739 and 5/9/1736
Box   2
Folder   2
Draft Notice, 7/22/1863
Box   2
Folder   3
Historicae Relationis - Jacobus Francus, 1593
Box   2
Folder   4
Inoculation pass, 8/30/1792
Letters
Box   2
Folder   5
To William Tate Regarding the Return of a Slave, 1809
Box   2
Folder   6
Civil War (Personal), 4/9/1862
Box   2
Folder   7
Civil War, 6/26/1864
Box   2
Folder   8
Civil War (Extreme Front), 3/6/1865
Magazines
Box   2
Folder   9
The Gentleman's Magazine, April, November, and December, 1770
Box   2
Folder   10
The London Magazine - Boston Tea Party, 1/1774
Box   2
Folder   11
Muster Roll of the 22nd Regiment of Louisiana from , 10/31/1864-12/31/1864
Box   3
Folder   1
Newspaper - The Moderate Intelligencer - London, England, 5/6/1647
Pamphlets
Box   3
Folder   2
Mr. Payson's Election Sermon, 5/27/1778
Box   3
Folder   3
“A Discourse on the Times,” 1776
Box   3
Folder   4
Papyrus (Inscribed) - Egypt, circa 1500 BC
Box   3
Folder   5
Payment Note - State of Connecticut, 6/1/1782
Box   3
Folder   6
Popes and Popery - The Anti-Roman Memoir of Popes and Popery, 11/19/1680
Box   3
Folder   7
Poster - War Meeting at Potosi, Wisconsin, 8/8/1862
Box   3
Folder   8
Printing - Paris, 1480 and Printing - Page from “Master Fabian's Chronicle,” , 1533
Physical Description: 2 copies 
Box   3
Folder   9
Receipts - Four, 1853, 1831, 1859, undated
Box   3
Folder   10
Sheriff's Notice, 7/31/1755
Box   3
Folder   11
State Note (Bond), 6/31/1777
Wills
Box   3
Folder   12
Hand-written, 1721
Box   3
Folder   13
Signed by Thumbprint, 6/26/1735
Box   3
Folder   14
Hand-written, 6/1/1739
Oversize Folder   1
George Washington and Thomas Jefferson - Certificate Appointing Ebenezer Tucker as Revenue Inspector, 3/21/1791
Oversize Folder   2
Abraham Lincoln - Commission Certificate Designating Caldwell's Appointment as Commander in the U.S. Navy, 2/21/1863