Tannatt Family Currency, Scrip, and Bond Collection, 1839-1864

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Tannatt family.
Title
Tannatt Family Currency, Scrip, and Bond Collection
Dates
1839-1864 (inclusive)
Quantity
.05 Linear feet of shelf space, (1 folder), (12 items)
Collection Number
Cage 4977 (collection)
Summary
The collection consists of paper currency, scrip, and one bond. Most of the items were issued by the Confederate States of America or individual states of the Confederacy. The collection also includes two specimens of scrip (a substitute for currency), one issued by the Ladd and Company plantation on the island of Kauai circa 1839-1844, and the other issued by the United States Army circa 1860s.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open and available for research use.

Languages
English and Hawaiian

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection consists of paper currency, scrip, and one bond. Most of the items were issued by the Confederate States of America or individual states of the Confederacy. The collection also includes two specimens of scrip (a substitute for currency), one issued by the Ladd and Company plantation on the island of Kauai circa 1839-1844, and the other issued by the United States Army circa 1860s.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

The Tannatt family donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries at an unknown date. It was originally cataloged as part of VF 2528. It was separated and recataloged in 2010.

Related Materials

Tannatt Family papers (Cage 65)

Currency specimens are available in other collections held in MASC, including:

Ed Carver currency collection, 1885-1922 (Cage 1916)

Paul Philemon Kies currency and bond collection, 1769-1865 (Cage 4978)

Confederate States of America currency collection, circa 1860-1866 (Cage 4979)

William Band papers, 1857-1989 (Ephemera series) (Cage 617)

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Subject Terms

  • Money -- Specimens.
  • Paper money -- Specimens.