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State of Georgia 1870 I/U Bond Signed by Governor Rufus B. Bullock.

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State of Georgia 1870 I/U Bond Signed by Governor Rufus B. Bullock.
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Georgia. October 17, 1870. $1000, 7% I/U Coupon Bond, Black on green border and underprint, State Arms in middle under title flanked by portraits of Liberty with Sailors sitting on cotton bales at a dock on the left and slaves lacing large cotton bale on cart on right, with allegorical women on bottom, the folds have been archivally reinforced to prevent splitting and to repair the bond otherwise the bond appears Fine to VF. Continental Bank Note Co. Signed by Rufus Brown Bullock (March 28, 1834 - April 27, 1907) who was a Republican Party politician and businessman in Georgia. During the Reconstruction Era he served as the state's governor and called for equal economic opportunity and political rights for blacks and whites in Georgia. He also promoted public education for both, and encouraged railroads, banks, and industrial development. During his governorship he requested federal military help to ensure the rights of freedmen; this made him "the most hated man in the state", and he had to flee the state without completing his term. After returning to Georgia and being found "not guilty" of corruption charges, for three decades afterwards he was an esteemed private citizen.