^#1911 ^Lot 1972 Jefferson Davis

Bank check, 8.25 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Davis, payable to T. G. Anderson for $25.00, April 14, 1873. A vertical fold through a single letter of signature, cancellation cut to body, several small staple and tack holes, and a bit of light soiling, otherwise fine condition. Check also bears a two-cent revenue stamp affixed to left side. Just months after issuing this payment, Davis would resign his position as president of the Carolina Life Insurance Company and depart for England.