Everybody... please help me understand this Note... like who is T D Hine on the side of the note...what books can I look at to read up on this note or this kind of note...what does it means .."One Dollar in Confederate Notes when presented in sums of twenty dollars"? Basically, I would like any and all information about this Note and the categories of Notes it would belong to... And ... who was T D Hine? Thank you.
Henry,there is a whole catalogue of these notes called 'Catalog of Southern States' Paper Money',but I can't tell you who the author is though. The definition that you've indicated that 20 of these notes were worth the same as 1 regular Confederate States of America $20 banknote.The $20 was the smallest denomination that was issued by the Government of the Confederate States of America itself. These notes may be listed in the Pick Specialised Catalogue.If this one isn't,you can email photos of it to George Cuhaj at george.cuhaj@fwpubs.com . Aidan.
Henry - try using the preview or crop function of your scanner to make the picture much larger and easier for us old timers to see, by getting rid of all that white space!
Thank you for the cropping...next time I will do a better time of scanning.... ( I am new to this) Still....Who was T D Hine? Any ideas?
What the redemption clause meant was that they would be redeemed in Confederate money at a one to one ratios but only in quantities of 20 dollars. You could redeem 20 at a time, 40 at a time but not say 27. They would redeem 20 of them but return the other 7 to you. I don't know paper well but this looks like a private company note, not a banknote, or state note. If so it was redeemable at the businesses physical location. You had to take them to Stewart & James at 42 Union St in New Orleans. T D Hines was probably an employee of the business, probably one of the higher up people in the business.
Here's a bit more info Steamboats on Louisiana's Bayous: a history and directory (pg.243) http://books.google.com/books?id=nY...ts=TeyTaaQf3E&sig=2cnW5hRUzIEU5-7-nKymiJun3Lg
See if you can find one of the books by Col. Grover Criswell, his latest is called Confederates & Southern States Currency, apparently it is very good As for this one I think it is a Merchants Token.
From a geneology person I received this: Thomas Doane Hine was born 20 Jan 1822 in New Haven CT, son of Philander Bilson Hine & Eliza Tuttle. He was 1 of their 5 children. Philander was the son of Asa Hine & Diantha Lewis; I do not know Eliza's parents. On 6 Oct 1843 he married Harriet Marguerite Smith in West Haven CT. They had 7 children. Thomas was recorded in the 1850 Census twice; on 8 Oct as residing in New Haven CT (carpenter), and 29 Dec as residing in St. Mary's Parish in LA (dry goods merchant). The 1870 Census "T. D. Hine" was residing in Franklin (St. Mary's Parish) LA, as a commercial merchant. The 1880 Census "Thomas D. Hine" was still residing in Franklin LA. He is listed in the Ancestry.com Confederate Research Sources - volume 2 (H), page 314: "T. D. Hine, Private in Company C, 2nd Regiment of LA Cavalry. Listed on Rolls of Prisoners of War. Paroled in Franklin on 14 June 1865. Resided in St. Mary's Parish LA." Thomas Doane Hine died before 12 Jun 1900, I assume in St. Mary's Parish because Helen was recorded as still living there in the Census.
Thanks Henry that was very interesting, strange what you can learn from a simple name and a scrap of paper
