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Rueg Brothers 6-1:4 cents (six and one-quarter cents) private scrip by SMU Central University Libraries on Flickr.Via Flickr: Title: Rueg Brothers 6-1/4 cents (six and one-quarter cents) private scrip County of Origin: Nacogdoches County Town of Issue: Nacogdoches Currency Type: Private Scrip Denomination: $0.06 Bank Issuer: Rueg Brothers Imprint: Impreso por Benjamin Levy—Nueva-Orleans. Date Issued: ca. 1831-1832 Vignette: Verso: Mexican eagle stamped in ink Notes: This private scrip was issued in Nacogdoches by Nacogdoches County. Henry Rueg and his brother Louis opened a mercantile business in Nacogdoches in 1831. The note is printed in Spanish. Elaborate designs border all edges of the note. The phrase ”MEDIO REAL” is printed in the center of the left border; the word ”NACOGDOCHES” is printed in the right. The phrase ”Medio Real.” is again printed towards the upper-left corner in a box design. The phrase ”6 1/4 CENTS.” is printed in a similar design towards the upper-right corner of the note. The following imprint appears across the bottom of the note: Impreso por Benjamin Levy—Nueva Orleans. The signature on the note is ”Rueg Hermanos.” A stamp of the Twelfth Permanent Battalion Mexican Infantry appears on the verso of the note. The Twelfth Permanent Battalion of the Mexican Army occupied Nacogdoches from the spring of 1827 until August 2, 1832 (TSHA). Rueg was appointed political chief of the Department of Nacogdoches from 1834-1836 (Ibid.). Signatures: Rueg Hermanos Dimensions: 5.5 x 10.4 cm. Rights: Please cite Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries, DeGolyer Library when using this image file. A high-quality version of this file may be obtained for a fee by contacting degolyer@smu.edu. For more information, see: digitalcollections.smu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tbn/id/899 View the Rowe-Barr Collection of Texas Currency digitalcollections.smu.edu/all/cul/tbn/

Rueg Brothers 6-1:4 cents (six and one-quarter cents) private scrip by SMU Central University Libraries on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Title: Rueg Brothers 6-1/4 cents (six and one-quarter cents) private scrip

County of Origin: Nacogdoches County

Town of Issue: Nacogdoches

Currency Type: Private Scrip

Denomination: $0.06

Bank Issuer: Rueg Brothers

Imprint: Impreso por Benjamin Levy—Nueva-Orleans.

Date Issued: ca. 1831-1832

Vignette: Verso: Mexican eagle stamped in ink

Notes: This private scrip was issued in Nacogdoches by Nacogdoches County. Henry Rueg and his brother Louis opened a mercantile business in Nacogdoches in 1831. The note is printed in Spanish. Elaborate designs border all edges of the note. The phrase ”MEDIO REAL” is printed in the center of the left border; the word ”NACOGDOCHES” is printed in the right. The phrase ”Medio Real.” is again printed towards the upper-left corner in a box design. The phrase ”6 1/4 CENTS.” is printed in a similar design towards the upper-right corner of the note. The following imprint appears across the bottom of the note: Impreso por Benjamin Levy—Nueva Orleans. The signature on the note is ”Rueg Hermanos.” A stamp of the Twelfth Permanent Battalion Mexican Infantry appears on the verso of the note. The Twelfth Permanent Battalion of the Mexican Army occupied Nacogdoches from the spring of 1827 until August 2, 1832 (TSHA). Rueg was appointed political chief of the Department of Nacogdoches from 1834-1836 (Ibid.).

Signatures: Rueg Hermanos

Dimensions: 5.5 x 10.4 cm.

Rights: Please cite Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries, DeGolyer Library when using this image file. A high-quality version of this file may be obtained for a fee by contacting degolyer@smu.edu.

For more information, see: digitalcollections.smu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tbn/id/899

View the Rowe-Barr Collection of Texas Currency digitalcollections.smu.edu/all/cul/tbn/

todaysdocument: The Spanish American War began 115 years ago, following a series of events including the controversial de Lôme letter and the sinking of the USS Maine and increased tensions over Cuba. These culminated in the final disintegration of diplomatic relations when Spain declared war with the United States. Congress reciprocated with this Act of April 25, 1898, Public Law 55-69, which declared that a state of war existed between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain. Many had prepared for this eventuality. Then-Assistant Secretary of the Navy (and future Rough Rider, and future President) Theodore Roosevelt had sent coded orders 2 months earlier to the Pacific Squadron to engage the Spanish Fleet.

todaysdocument:

The Spanish American War began 115 years ago, following a series of events including the controversial de Lôme letter and the sinking of the USS Maine and increased tensions over Cuba. These culminated in the final disintegration of diplomatic relations when Spain declared war with the United States. Congress reciprocated with this Act of April 25, 1898, Public Law 55-69, which declared that a state of war existed between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain.

Many had prepared for this eventuality. Then-Assistant Secretary of the Navy (and future Rough Rider, and future President) Theodore Roosevelt had sent coded orders 2 months earlier to the Pacific Squadron to engage the Spanish Fleet.