Utica, New York. Strawberry Grounds of T. Buchanan, Jr. 1862. 10 Cents. Fine. Harris Unlisted. Curtiss & White, Utica. Large red strawberry left, red "5" counter in error at top right. Title and clause printed in blue. Red overprint "Security Deposited with ONEIDA BANK." Back printed in blue. These notes were used for the purchase of strawberries and entitled the bearer to a twenty-five percent savings. This note secured two and one-half quarts of strawberries which sold at a rate of twelve and one-half cents per quart. If the strawberry crop were to fail these notes could be converted into current bank bills in sums of one dollar or more at the Savings Bank at 167 Genesee Street in Utica.
