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Titus County $10.00 (ten dollars) county scrip
No full textThis county scrip was issued in Mount Pleasant by Titus County. A line borders each edge of the note. The amount ''$10'' is printed vertically in the center of the left border; an ornate design is printed above and below the amount. The following imprint appears along the left edge of the note: Bulletin Print, Jefferson, Texas. A scroll design comprises the right border of the note. The following phrase is printed along the top edge: THIS WARRANT IS PAYABLE IN CONSTITUTIONAL CURRENCY. The phrase ''TEN DOLLARS,'' appears across the face of the note; the number ''10.'' is printed above it in a box design. The date is handwritten above the treasurer's signature. The note is signed on the recto by John Henry King, County Treasurer, in red ink, and Isham Cherry, Chief Justice. King, a native of Tennessee, served in the Confederate States Army and was seriously wounded near Vicksburg; he became a lawyer, serving as the county attorney for Titus County (TxGenWeb, Titus County). Cherry, also a Tennessee native, lists his occupation in the 1860 Census as clerk and in the 1870 Census as district clerk. He served as the chief justice of Titus County during the Civil War, but was removed during Reconstruction (Northeast Texas Digital Collections). Cherry was named a postmaster in Titus County in 1871 and was elected Titus County treasurer in 1872 (TxGenWeb, Titus County; Ibid.). BC-322.J H King County Treasurer;. I Cherry Chief Justice
Titus County $2.00 (two dollars) county scrip
No full textThis county scrip was issued in Mount Pleasant by Titus County. A double line borders each edge of the note. The amount ''2.'' is printed above it in a box design. The date is handwritten above the treasurer's signature. The note is signed on the recto by John Henry King, County Treasurer, in red ink, and Isham Cherry, Chief Justice. King, a native of Tennessee, served in the Confederate States Army and was seriously wounded near Vicksburg; he became a lawyer, serving as the county attorney for Titus County (TxGenWeb, Titus County). Cherry, also a Tennessee native, lists his occupation in the 1860 Census as clerk and in the 1870 Census as district clerk. He served as the chief justice of Titus County during the Civil War, but was removed during Reconstruction (Northeast Texas Digital Collections). Cherry was named a postmaster in Titus County in 1871 and was elected Titus County treasurer in 1872 (TxGenWeb, Titus County; Ibid.). BC-320.J H King County Treasurer.; I Cherry Chief Justice
Titus County $5.00 (five dollars) county scrip
No full textThis county scrip was issued in Mount Pleasant by Titus County. A double line borders each edge of the note. The amount ''5.'' is printed above it in a box design. The date is handwritten above the treasurer's signature. The note is signed on the recto by John Henry King, Clerk, County Treasurer, in red ink, and Isham Cherry, Chief Justice. King, a native of Tennessee, served in the Confederate States Army and was seriously wounded near Vicksburg; he became a lawyer, serving as the county attorney for Titus County (TxGenWeb, Titus County). Cherry, also a Tennessee native, lists his occupation in the 1860 Census as clerk and in the 1870 Census as district clerk. He served as the chief justice of Titus County during the Civil War, but was removed during Reconstruction (Northeast Texas Digital Collections). Cherry was named a postmaster in Titus County in 1871 and was elected Titus County treasurer in 1872 (TxGenWeb, Titus County; Ibid.). BC-321.J H King County Treasurer;. I Cherry Chief Justice
Titus County $5.00 (five dollars) county scrip
No full textThis county scrip was issued in Mount Pleasant by Titus County. A double line borders each edge of the note. The amount ''5.'' is printed above it in a box design. The date is handwritten above the treasurer's signature. The note is signed on the recto by John Henry King, County Treasurer, in red ink, and Isham Cherry, Chief Justice. King, a native of Tennessee, served in the Confederate States Army and was seriously wounded near Vicksburg; he became a lawyer, serving as the county attorney for Titus County (TxGenWeb, Titus County). Cherry, also a Tennessee native, lists his occupation in the 1860 Census as clerk and in the 1870 Census as district clerk. He served as the chief justice of Titus County during the Civil War, but was removed during Reconstruction (Northeast Texas Digital Collections). Cherry was named a postmaster in Titus County in 1871 and was elected Titus County treasurer in 1872 (TxGenWeb, Titus County; Ibid.). BC-321.J H King County Treasurer; I Cherry Chief Justice
Titus County $1.00 (one dollar) county scrip
No full textThis county scrip was issued in Mount Pleasant by Titus County. A double line borders each edge of the note. The amount ''1.'' is printed above it in a box design. The date is handwritten above the treasurer's signature and is partially missing; it resembles the date on the TitusMountPleasant_0000004_opt.jpg banknote in this collection. The note is signed on the recto by John Henry King, County Treasurer, in red ink, and Isham Cherry, Chief Justice. Cherry's name is partially missing, but resembles the signature on the aforementioned banknote. King, a native of Tennessee, served in the Confederate States Army and was seriously wounded near Vicksburg; he became a lawyer, serving as the county attorney for Titus County (TxGenWeb, Titus County). Cherry, also a Tennessee native, lists his occupation in the 1860 Census as clerk and in the 1870 Census as district clerk. He served as the chief justice of Titus County during the Civil War, but was removed during Reconstruction (Northeast Texas Digital Collections). Cherry was named a postmaster in Titus County in 1871 and was elected Titus County treasurer in 1872 (TxGenWeb, Titus County; Ibid.). BC-319.J H King County Treasurer.; I [C]herry Chief Justice
Titus County $1.00 (one dollar) county scrip
No full textThis county scrip was issued in Mount Pleasant by Titus County. A solid line borders each edge of the note. A scroll design flanked by the amount ''$1'' comprises the left border. The phrase ''ONE DOLLAR'' is printed along the right border of the note. The following phrase is printed along the top edge: ISSUED ONLY ON DEPOSITE [sic] OF CONFEDERATE MONEY. A hand with the index finger pointing is printed at the beginning and end of the phrase. The abbreviation ''No.'' is printed adjacent to the left border; the number ''1000'' is handwritten adjacent to it in red ink. The plate designation ''B.'' is printed adjacent to the right border. The phrase ''ONE DOLLAR,'' appears across the face of the note; the word ''ONE'' is overprinted in blue ink. The date is printed in the lower-left corner. It is signed on the recto by John Henry King, Clerk, in red ink, and Benjamin L. Blake, Chief Justice. King, a native of Tennessee, served in the Confederate States Army and was seriously wounded near Vicksburg; he became a lawyer, serving as the county attorney for Titus County (TxGenWeb, Titus County). Blake, also a Tennessee native, lists his occupation in the 1860 Census as a farmer. In addition, Blake was named postmaster in Titus County in 1854 and 1861 and is listed in the 1864, 1867, and 1868 Texas Almanac as chief justice of Titus County (Jim Wheat's Postmasters & Post Offices of Texas, 1846-1930).J H King Treasurer.; B L Blake Chief Justice
Titus County 50 cents (fifty cents) county scrip
No full textThis county scrip was issued in Mount Pleasant by Titus County. A double line borders each edge of the note. The following phrase is printed along the top edge: Issued only on Deposite [sic] of Confederate Money. A hand with the index finger pointing is printed at the beginning and end of the phrase. The number ''50'' is printed towards the upper-left and upper-right corners of the note. The abbreviation ''No.'' is printed adjacent to the left border; the number ''35'' is handwritten next to it in red ink. The phrase ''FIFTY CENTS,'' appears across the face of the note. The date is printed in the lower-left corner. It is signed on the recto by John Henry King, Clerk, in red ink, and Benjamin L. Blake, Chief Justice. A possible abbreviation for ''Treasurer'' is written over the word ''CLERK.'' King, a native of Tennessee, served in the Confederate States Army and was seriously wounded near Vicksburg; he became a lawyer, serving as the county attorney for Titus County (TxGenWeb, Titus County). Blake, also a Tennessee native, lists his occupation in the 1860 Census as a farmer. In addition, Blake was named postmaster in Titus County in 1854 and 1861 and is listed in the 1864, 1867, and 1868 Texas Almanac as chief justice of Titus County (Jim Wheat's Postmasters & Post Offices of Texas, 1846-1930).J H King Clerk.; B L Blake Chief Justice
Soil Survey of Titus County, Texas
No full textText describes the area, climate, agriculture, and soils of Titus County, Texas
Author Alex Haley with LA County Library Staff at Library Breakfast, 1988
No full textAuthor Alex Haley with LA County Library Staff at Library Breakfast, 198
Titus County
No full textCadastral map of Titus County, Texas in the Piney Woods region. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch)
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