 'THE GLORY BANK, In the City of Washington, promises to pay TWENTY DOLLARS IN GLORY to Martin Van Buren, or Bearer, on demand'. Plate 'A'. 'Washington, January 1, 1834'. Printed in black on rather thick, coarse stock. 123mm by 60mm. At the top center, a hog holds a document titled 'Veto'.; flanking are white outlined 'XX' protectors. To the left of the vignette is a small sloop and to the right, 'ARABIA'. At each end panel, within an ornamental pattern, is the motto 'PAY MY PEOPLE IN GLORY'. At the bottom, engraved capital signatures of 'A. KENDALL, Cashier' and 'A. JACKSON, Pres't'. The 'Jackson' is slightly elevated from the bottom margin line.
Rulau HT-N16B (page 248). Identical to Leidman Sale lot 4035. An exceptional condition example of this rare note. Well printed with clean surfaces. The bottom margin line is trimmed in ever so slightly at the bottom center and there are two tiny pinholes under the date. Due to some visible handling, Choice About Uncirculated. The finest we have seen by two grades.
Amos Kendall (1789-1869) was a Jacksonian journalist from Kentucky and a key member of the President's ''Kitchen Cabinet.'' He served as Treasury Auditor and later as Postmaster General and was a favorite target of anti-Jackson satirists. Repeated references to ''Glory'' abound, a lampoon on the President's military record that he himself worked systematically in earlier elections.
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