292

Cleveland Morning Leader, 2 February 1864 (ed; 1 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

292 - L Feb. 2; ed:4/2 - Beware of counterfeit fives on the North Adams
bank. One shown us is letter A. vignette, female, Vulcan and anvil,
Mercury. Left end, Indian with bow and arrow, very poorly engraved.
Right end, train of cars. Cashier's name is in very pale ink. (1)

Index terms:

*Counterfeiting; North Adams bank

293

Cleveland Morning Leader, 18 February 1864 (ed; 7 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

293 - L. Feb. 18; ed:4/2 - Counterfeit greenbacks altered from $2 to $50
are being passed. The difference in these clever counterfeits is the
signing of the names of the wrong cashier and president. (7)

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294

Cleveland Morning Leader, 25 April 1864 (ed; 10 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

294 - L Apr. 25; ed:4/3 - Mexican dollars were discovered lying upon the
bank of the river below City Mills by some boys. People collected them
arid began digging. By noon they had $300. These coins were counterfeit;
plainly the deposit of some suspected counterfeiters. (10)

Index terms:

City mills; New York

295

Cleveland Morning Leader, 5 May 1864 (2 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

295 - L. May 5:4/4 - David Gilbert, arrested in Newburgh on a charge of
passing counterfeit money, was arrested on the same charge two years
ago. He escaped by forfeiting bail. (2)

Index terms:

Gilbert, David; Newburgh, O.

296

Cleveland Morning Leader, 21 May 1864 (ed; 3 inches) ~ See original
p.3, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

296 - L. May 21; ed: 3/2 - The first forger of Bank-of-England notes was
Richard William Waughn, a Stafford linen draper. In 1678 he counter-
feited with the aid of a young lady. "There is no calculating how much
longer bank notes might have been free from imitation had this man not
shown with what ease they might be counterfeited." (3)

Index terms:

Bank of England; Stafford, England; Vaughn, Richard William (Stafford, England)

297

Cleveland Morning Leader, 28 May 1864 (1 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

297 - L. May 28:4/2 - Henry S. Brown, charged with having counterfeit
money, was arrested by the U. S. marshal. (1)

Index terms:

Brown, Henry S.

298

Cleveland Morning Leader, 31 May 1864 (1 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

298 - L. May 31:4/2 - Henry S. Brown, arrested for passing counterfeit
money, was examined by Commissioner White and admitted for trial in de-
fault of bail. (1)

Index terms:

Brown, Henry S.; White, U. S. Commissioner

299

Cleveland Morning Leader, 21 June 1864 (1 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

299 - L June 21:4/3 - George S. Wells, arrested yesterday for passing
counterfeit notes, was handed over to the United State authorities. (1)

Index terms:

Wells, George S.

300

Cleveland Morning Leader, 3 July 1864 (2 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

300 - L. July 3:4/3 - Henry S. Brown, convicted of counterfeiting, must
pay $500 and be imprisoned for five years. Sentence had been suspended
in case he would enlist, but he preferred paying the fine and going to
prison. (2)

Index terms:

Brown, Henry S.