CONTENTS

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  • Columbus in 1863
  • Currency in Columbus
  • An Overview of Civil War Tokens
  • Columbus Storecards
  • Merchant Locations
  • Miscellany
    (A collection of 1863 newspaper articles)
  • Rarity scale
  • Glossary
  • Copyright
  • About the author
  • Annotated bibliography



    • Mrs. M. A. Van Houton
    Name: Mrs. M. A. Van Houton
    Business: Hats, corsets
    Address: 68 E. Town St.
    Location: N. side of Town; E. of High
    Use: City Center
    Legend: Mrs. M. A. Van Houten/ milliner/ 68 E. Town St./ Columbus/Ohio
    Edge: Plain
    Maker: W.K. Lanphear
    Varieties: 1
    No. extant: 200 to 500
    Notes: This is the only Columbus storecard issue by a woman. The engraver misspelled her name as Hout EN.