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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02729.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Two items relating to Joshua Abraham Norton, self-proclaimed emperor of the United States |
| Title | Fifty-cent interest-bearing note from the Imperial Government of Norton I |
| Date | 18 February 1878 |
| Author | Norton, Joshua Abraham (1819-1880) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Signed by Joshua Abraham Norton as Norton I, self-proclaimed emperor of the United States. Check number 2510. On verso, affixed note reads "Yours Truly A.J. Bryant Mayor, San Francisco. Oct. 22nd, '78." |
| Subjects | Mental Health Immigration and Migration American West Literature and Language Arts Forgery and Fraud Finance |
| People | Norton, Joshua Abraham (1819-1880) Bryant, Andrew Jackson (1823-1882) |
| Place written | San Francisco, California |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Joshua Norton was an Englishman who came to America during the California Gold Rush of 1849 and proclaimed himself emperor of the United States. Mark Twain is said to have modeled the character of Huck Finn on Norton. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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