Ship vegnette from $1 Sir Walter Raleigh 11-10-1862

Merchant's Scrip of Chattanooga

Merchants Scrip Overview List Merchants Scrip Bibliography
Chattanooga Merchants Scrip A - B C - G H - L P - Q
Roane R - U Vulcan V - Z

Scrip - Alphabetically M - O

Eufaula / Chattanooga Scrip

J. G. L. Martin was a prosperous cotton merchant who had operations in both Eufaula, AL and Chattanooga, TN in the late 1850s. During the downturn of 1858 he issued scrip to maintain his business. The census of Borbour County, AL lists Martin and family, shown at left. His income was listed at $19,000 to $20,000 which made him a prosperous man at the time.

1860 Borbour County, AL census

Chatt - Eufaula I G S Martin $0.25

$0.25 Eufaula, J. G. L. Martin, January 23, 1858, G-3000 (Rosene-67-1)
Compliments of R. M. Smythe auction 274 lot 2628
Schafluetzel / Schingoethe / Sedman Collection


Chatt - Eufaula I G S Martin $0.50 Tree & Train

$0.50 Eufaula, J. G. L. Martin, January 23, 1858, G-3005 (Rosene-67-2)
Compliments of R. M. Smythe auction 272 lot 2628
Schafluetzel / Schingoethe / Sedman Collection


Chatt - Eufaula I G S Martin $0.50 woman & man with measuring stick

$0.50 Eufaula, J. G. L. Martin, January 23, 1858, G-3007 (Rosene-Unl)
Compliments of R. M. Smythe auction 272 lot 2628
Schafluetzel / Schingoethe / Sedman / Carson Collection


Chatt - Eufaula I G S Martin $1

$1 Eufaula, J. G. L. Martin, January 23, 1858, G-3010 (Rosene-67-3)
Compliments Schafluetzel Collection


Chatt - Eufaula I G S Martin $2

$2 Eufaula, J. G. L. Martin, January 23, 1858, G-3015 (Rosene-67-4)
Compliments Schafluetzel Collection


Merritt

Chatt - A. Merritt $0.50

$0.50 A. Merritt, 10/1/62, G-3030
Compliments of R. M. Smythe auction 275 lot 748
Schingoethe / Sedman Collection



Merchants Scrip Overview List Merchants Scrip Bibliography
Chattanooga Merchants Scrip A - B C - G H - L P - Q
Roane R - U Vulcan V - Z

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