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ERIC P NEWMAN NUMISMATIC EDUCATION SOCIETY 6450 Cecil Avenue St Louis Missouri 63105 Apri 11 1 991 Mr C Ward Bond 812 North Blvd Baton Rouge LA 70809 Dear Mr Bond You were interested in whether Oliver Pollock was the first to use the sign I believe it was used by an American in 1776 in New York and probably by Spanish colonists before that in the West Indies Pollock certainly should get credit for his boost of its acceptance by extensive use of it I am working on the sign very vigorously now Along the River Walk in New Orleans there is a sign which says Jazz came from the river steamboat J S

ar Mr Newman Enclosed is the microfilm I promised to send you I hope you ll find it helpful I d be grateful if you would return it to me when you have finished with it since this is the only record I still have of the original documents I seem to have discarded or given away the photocopies Your research sounds fascinating People in this area attribute the invention of the dollar sign to Oliver Pollock but there may well be an element of local chauvinism in this story It seems more likely that he learned the sign during his commercial dealings with Iberian colonists I ll be curious to learn what you discover Please let me know if there is any other way I can be of help Sincerely yours Margaret Fisher Dalrymple Editor in Chief Enclosure

ar Mr Newman Enclosed is the microfilm I promised to send you I hope you ll find it helpful I d be grateful if you would return it to me when you have finished with it since this is the only record I still have of the original documents I seem to have discarded or given away the photocopies Your research sounds fascinating People in this area attribute the invention of the dollar sign to Oliver Pollock but there may well be an element of local chauvinism in this story It seems more likely that he learned the sign during his commercial dealings with Iberian colonists I ll be curious to learn what you discover Please let me know if there is any other way I can be of help Sincerely yours Margaret Fisher Dalrymple Editor in Chief Enclosure

ly pleased with the Fitzgerald microfilm and have already found many items I was looking for At a Chicago convention of the American Numismatic Association I gave a lecture on the with a large attendance and they were apparently fascinated I am now writing my paper for publication You will be pleased to know that the earliest use of the traditional I have found is still in Louisiana but Oliver Pollock didn t invent it I will return your microfilm and send you more in due course Thank you for your kindness and cooperation Sincerely Eric P Newman EPN bv