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4/2/1880 Bank Draft Check Stag Deer Claflin Sons Boston Mass MA Governor Company
$ 2.47
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April 2, 1880 Bank CheckStag / Buck / Deer Vignette
Lee Claflin & Sons - Boston, Mass
Gloversville, N.Y.
The Claflin family were industrialists, politicians, and philanthropists. Along with operating a tannery and shoe factory, William Claflin was Governor of Massachusetts from 1869 to 1872. William Claflin defeated John Quincy Adams three times and served as Governor for those three terms.
William Claflin was anti-slavery, pro-woman suffrage, and supported charters for Wellesley College and Mount Holyoke College (women's colleges).
Original vintage paper and ink - processed check draft with stamps, marks and signatures - light foxing - please see photos for condition