Three Dollar Bill

Details

Title: Three Dollar Bill
Creator: The Bank of William H.R. Lykins
Description: This is a bank note printed in Lawrence, Kansas ca. 1860-1865. It reads: "The Bank of William H.R. Lykins Will pay to Bearer on demand Three Dollars in Current Funds." William H.R. Lykins was the son of Johnston Lykins, the 1854-1855 mayor of Kansas City, Missouri.
Local Subject: Picturing the War
People: The Bank of William H.R. Lykins
Geographic Subject: Lawrence, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas
Object Type: Currency
Owning Organization: State Historical Society of Missouri – Kansas City
Location: Johnston Lykins (1800-1876) and Martha Lykins Bingham (1824-1890) Papers (K0294): f.2
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