Hoboken Bank note. This note was issued to the value of 1 US dollar on 5 September 1826 by the Hoboken Banking and Grazing Company of Hoboken, New Jer

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Hoboken Bank note. This note was issued to the value of 1 US dollar on 5 September 1826 by the Hoboken Banking and Grazing Company of Hoboken, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City, USA. This bank was founded by Robert Swartwout and Charles Haines in 1822. The note is signed by the bank's cashier (lower left) and president (lower right). The two portraits at far left and far right are of the French military officer and American Revolutionary War general Lafayette (1757-1834). At top is the US statesman and scientist Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) studying lightning. Franklin carried out famous experiments on lightning in 1752.

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