8/28/1852 NEW ORLEANS EXCHANGE HOUSE DRAFT..3 DAYS..NR!

CRISP WITH NO CREASES, NO HOLES. IF CURRENCY = CU.

NEW ORLEANS HAD SEVERAL BANKS AND EXCHANGE HOUSES TO FACILITATE THE BUSY (COTTON, SUGAR, MOLASSES, PRE-CIVIL WAR ARMS, INTERNATIONAL IMPORT/EXPORT) TRADE IN THE PORT CITY. MOST OF THESE HAD AGENTS (TELLERS) AT OR ADJACENT TO THE COTTON EXCHANGE (WHICH WAS NEAR THE CUSTOMS HOUSE). BOTH WERE LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER (NEAR JACKSON SQUARE IN THE “FRENCH QUARTER”). ANY COMMERCE ENTERING OR LEAVING THE PORT HAD TO CLEAR THE CUSTOMS HOUSE BEORE BEING SHIPPED OR RECEIVED.  BOTH THE ORIGINAL CUSTOMS HOUSE AND THE NEW ORLEANS COTTON EXCHANGE WERE CONVERTED TO LUXURY HOTELS IN PRESENT DAY NEW ORLEANS.

  "GOOGLE" DEGA'S "THE COTTON EXCHANGE IN NEW ORLEANS" AND YOU WILL GET A FEEL FOR WHAT THIS PIECE OF PAPER REPRESENTS. (NOTE THE WASTE BASKET IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER...I FEAR MOST OF THESE HAD A SIMILAR FATE). MOST ALL OF THESE MEASURE ROUGHLY 3.5 X 8 INCHES.

***DON'T BE CONFUSED BY ANY "DUPLICATE" INDICATION IF FOUND ON ANY OF THESE DOCUMENTS. THIS IS THE CUSTOMER HAND WRITTEN (AT THE TIME OF DRAFT) RECEIPT...THE ORIGINAL WENT TO THE BANKING INSTITUTION, WHETHER DOMESTIC OR OVERSEAS. EVERYTHING I SELL IS GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC OR I WILL REFUND YOUR MONEY (100%, INCLUDING S/H). I DON'T SELL MODERN REPLICAS OR COPIES AND THINK THEY SHOULD BE BANNED FROM EBAY*** I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ITEM QUESTIONED AS TO AUTHENTICITY AND CAN PROVE PROVENANCE TO 1879 OR INCEPTION, IF ORIGIN IS POST 1879. PLEASE CHECK MY FEEDBACK AND NOTE THE DEALERS AND REPEAT CUSTOMERS THAT BUY FROM ME…OVER 10 YEARS WITH LOTS OF HAPPY BUYERS.

 THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST.