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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;techwriter, post: 2364793, member: 75477&quot;]Acquired this from a dealer friend who brought it to the local coin club meeting last night.&nbsp; Very plain check but the history of Henry Elling fills volumes in the Montana State archives.</p><p>==&nbsp; The check, a &quot;territorial&quot; check</p><p>[ATTACH=full]482870[/ATTACH]</p><p>==</p><p>==&nbsp; now some history about the man behind the bank</p><p>Virginia City, Mont., banker. Henry Elling was born in Germany in 1842. When he was about fifteen, he immigrated to the U.S., settling first in Missouri and then following the Colorado gold rush to Denver in 1862. In 1864 he hauled an ox team of merchandise to Virginia City, Montana Territory, and opened a store. In 1873 he opened a bank in Virginia City, Mont., and eventually became the largest entrepreneur in the town. Elling was also a partner in S.R. Buford and Company; the Elling and Buford ranch; the Elling and Hyndman flour mill; the Elling, Morris and Word quartz mill; the Elling, Hickman and Olds mining claim; the Elling, Knight and Buford hardware business; and others. Henry Elling died of pneumonia on 14 Nov. 1900.</p><p>==&nbsp; Virginia City, Montana Territory</p><p>==&nbsp;&nbsp; Red Arrow: Elling&#039;s store;&nbsp; Blue Arrow:&nbsp; Elling&#039;s banking house</p><p>[ATTACH=full]482871[/ATTACH]</p><p>==</p><p>more information: <a href="http://www.virginiacity.com/vcwalkingtour.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.virginiacity.com/vcwalkingtour.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.virginiacity.com/vcwalkingtour.pdf</a></p><p>==[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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