1862 Harmon A. Sheldon 50 Cents Merchant Scrip Note - Middlebury Vermont Obsolete - 1862 Vermont Merchant Fifty Cent Scrip Note

This listing is for the photographed 1862 Harmon A. Sheldon Middlebury VT 50 Cent Merchant Scrip Note. Printed in Middlebury, Vermont. Dated October 13th, 1862. The date and signatures are handwritten on this note. Very Fine (VF) grade/condition, some visible folds and other signs of circulation. Great find with an incredibly interesting history!

Harmon A. Sheldon was a prominent and successful dry goods merchant in the town of Middlebury, Vermont throughout the mid-19th century. His merchant career began in 1843 when he and another Middlebury merchant, George M. Brown, opened the store Brown & Sheldon located on Allen Block in downtown Middlebury. Brown retired in 1845, leaving Sheldon manage the store on his own, which he did successfully, becoming a prominent merchant within the town and surrounding area. In 1852 Sheldon moved his store to a new block downtown, and again to a brick building that he had commissioned himself in 1859. He continued to successfully operate his store until his death in 1870, after which the store was succeeded by his son's business, Sheldon & Co. 

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1862 Harmon A. Sheldon 50 Cents Merchant Scrip Note - Middlebury Vermont Obsolete - 1862 Vermont Merchant Fifty Cent Scrip Note