The listing, Pre Civil War Bank Check From The Ilion Bank In1853 Hugh Lenox Scott, Franklin Pierce was President has ended.
This is a rare canceled check written in 1853 on Sept 22
The bank is Ilion bank and the amount is for $89.35 by B. Harrington.
Hugh Lenox Scott was born on this day. He was a West Point Super. In post civil war days.
This was quite a bussy day in history.
American President:
Franklin Pierce (1804–1869)
Facts at a Glance
Term:14th President of the United States (1853–1857) Born:November 23, 1804, Hillsborough (now Hillsboro), New Hampshire Nickname:"Young Hickory of the Granite Hills" Education:Bowdoin College (graduated 1824) Religion:Episcopalian Marriage:November 19, 1834, to Jane Means Appleton (1806–1863) Children:Franklin (1836); Frank Robert (1839–1843); Benjamin (1841–1853) Career:Lawyer, Public Official Political Party:Democrat Died:October 8, 1869, Concord, New Hampshire Buried:Old North Cemetery, Concord, New Hampshire A Life in Brief:Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the United States, came to office during a period of growing tension between the North and South. A politician of limited ability, Pierce was behind one of the most crucial pieces of legislation in American history.
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