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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 341497, member: 12789&quot;]<img src="http://www.geocities.com/scottishmoney/banknotes/usa/nationalohio201875a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This note is currently unreported in Friedberg.</p><p><br /></p><p>This particular note is from Bellefontaine, Ohio, and there have been only three reported notes from the 1875 National series known on this bank, two $1&#039;s and one $10. This note in this denomination was previously unreported or known. Bellefontaine National Bank was founded in 1871 by William Lawrence, whom served as the Bank President, in addition to his service as a U.S. Congressman representing his district in Ohio. This note depicts a vignette of the Battle of Lexington and Liberty on the front of the note, and the Baptism of Pocohontas on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/William_Lawrence_Ohio_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/486px-William_Lawrence_Ohio_-_Brady-Handy.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>William Lawrence(1819-1899) Congressman, notable for his prosecution of the impeachment of Andrew Johnson in 1868 and his prominence in the foundation of the American Red Cross.&nbsp; In addition to all his political pursuits, he founded Bellefontaine National Bank in 1873 and served as it&#039;s president.&nbsp; In this capacity he signed the National Bank Notes issued on this bank.</p><p><br /></p><p>And an image of the Bellefontaine National Bank:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eohlogan/ppc/bebunb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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