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City of Vicksburg, 1840 Issued Scrip Certificate

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Certificates Start Price:160.00 USD Estimated At:230.00 - 375.00 USD
City of Vicksburg, 1840 Issued Scrip Certificate
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Mississippi, 1840. $1000 I/U 6% Scrip Certificate, S/N 12, Black text, Coupons attached at bottom. Fine condition with some toning, splitting, several small holes, and damage to right margin. Signed by Miles C. Folkes as Mayor of Vicksburg. Folkes served as mayor from 1840 to 1847, and again from 1858 to 1860. He was one of the earliest settlers of Walnut Hills, known as Vicksburg today.