1807 Hillsborough Bank One Dollar Banknote, Amherst NH - One Dollar Note New Hampshire 1807, Early American Banknote - Historic Item

An incredible piece of history, this very rare 1807 1 Dollar Banknote Issued by the Hillsborough Bank of Amherst NH is now available to purchase. Read below for more information. Exact note photographed. We are based in New Hampshire (and live in NH) and are always looking for any NH items with historical significance. So we were very excited to find this one! The Hillsborough Bank of Amherst in New Hampshire issued this one dollar note on June 23rd, 1807. The note reads “The President, Directors, & Company of the Hillsborough Bank promise to pay [Name] or bearer on demand, One Dollar, Amherst, June 23, 1807.” The note is signed by the bank’s cashier, Dave Holmes, and the bank’s president, Samuel Bell. The Hillsborough Bank was founded on June 18, 1806, and capitalized with 50,000 dollars. The notes were printed using Jacob Perkins’s “Permanent Stereotype Steel Plate” that prevented forgery. The bank only lasted three years, as it extended its currency beyond its reserves, and the