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THE UNIVERSAL COUNTERFEIT AND ALTERED BANK NOTE DETECTOR, AT SIGHT:

A System of Infallible Detection at Sight, Applicable to all Banks in the United States, now in circulation, or hereafter issued.

COMPLETE IN SEVEN RULES:

WITH Diagrams and Illustrations on Steel, FOR SELF-INSTRUCTION.

ARRANGED AND IMPROVED BY H. C. FOOTE, 71 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.

FOURTH EDITION.--FIFTH THOUSAND.

NEW YORK: MANN & SPEAR, PRINTERS AND STATIONERS, 133 PEARL STREET. 1853.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1848, by

WHEELER M. GILLETT,

in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the District of Ohio.

TESTIMONIALS.

New York, Sept. 18th, 1849.--I have examined Mr. Foote’s method of detecting counterfeit Bank Notes, and have no hesitation in saying, that in my opinion it will be exceedingly serviceable to any who will give it their attention.

F. W. EDMONDS, Cashier Mechanics’ Bank, N.Y.

I concur in the above.

E. H. ARTHUR, Ass’t Cashier Union Bank, N.Y.

Mr. H. C. Foote’s method of detecting counterfeit and altered notes is founded on true principles, and well worthy the consideration of all money-takers.

J. McCHESNEY, Of Adams, McChesney & Co., Exchange Brokers, 71 Wall st., N.Y.

CHAS. COLGATE & CO., Exchange Brokers, 67 Wall street.

C. S. SLOANE, Exchange Broker, 23 Wall street.

ANTHONY LANE, Exchange Broker, 49 Wall street.

Troy, Nov. 23d, 1849.--Two months since I attended Mr. Foote’s instructions in detecting counterfeit Bank Notes, and am very willing now to say that I am well satisfied with his system and mode of explaining it.

C. P. HARTT, Teller Troy City Bank.

New York, Nov. 28th, 1849.--I fully concur in the opinion respecting Mr. Foote’s mode of detecting Counterfeit Bills as expressed above.

J. SIMPSON, Book-keeper, 72 William street.

City Hall, New York, Nov 29th, 1849.--I fully concur with Mr. Simpson in the above opinion.

GEO. W. MATSELL, Chief of Police.

Lansingburgh, N. Y., Nov. 23d, 1849.--I fully agree with the preceding opinions on the subject of H. C. Foote’s Detector.

A. WALSH, Jr., Teller Bank of Lansingburgh.

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