Additional information
| Condition | typical wrinkles and folds, edge faults |
|---|---|
| Amount | $21,940.67 ($513,880. in today's $) |
| Printer | JE Sherman, Mobile, AL |
| Size | 10.5" x 4" |
| Date | December 18, 1873 |
| Cancel | handstamp, embossed |
December 13, 1873 Mobile, Alabama First Bill of Exchange, Cotton
$50.00
December 18, 1873 First Bill of Exchange sight draft for $513,880 (in today’s dollars) between Samuel Foster & Co., manufacturers of cotton goods, of Providence RI by order of T.P. Miller & Co., bankers, Mobile, Alabama. 2c tax correctly paid by a single R135 third issue revenue stamp. Beautiful southern cotton vignette, litho’d by J.E. Sherman, Mobile AL.
