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| Item | Info |
|---|---|
| Series | 1875 |
| Charter | #2245 First National Bank of Mayfield, Kentucky |
| Year Chartered | 1875, 101 Banks Chartered |
| City Info | Mayfield is a home rule-class city in Graves County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 10,024 as of the 2010 U.S. census. Mayfield is in the center of the Jackson Purchase, an eight-county region purchased by Isaac Shelby and Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw people in 1818. Mayfield was established as the county seat of Graves County in 1821, and the county was formally organized in 1823. John Anderson is believed to have been the first settler, arriving in 1819 and building a log home on Mayfield Creek. In December 1821, Anderson was appointed county court clerk and moved about two and a half miles to the site that became Mayfield. According to Trabue Davis, the town's name originates indirectly from a gambler named Mayfield, who was kidnapped about 1817 at a racetrack near what is now Hickman. He was carried to the site of today's Mayfield, where he carved his name into a tree in hopes that someone would see it. He then tried to escape, but he drowned trying to cross what is now called Mayfield Creek. The … Source: Wikipedia |
| Similar Cities | City name is unique, no others like it. |
| Seal Varieties | Red with scallops |
| See Also | If your note doesn't match try: 1. 1882 $5 National Bank Notes 2. 1875 $5 Legal Tender 3. 1878 $5 Legal Tender 4. 1880 $5 Legal Tender |
| Other Info | 1. Value depends on notes known for charter, condition and market demand. |
| Neat Fact | Full and partial sheets of National Bank Notes are known to exists. Families of bank officials, particularly those who signed the notes, kept them as keepsakes. Some sheets are extremely valuable. Others are more common. |
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