Gallatin, Missouri Election Day Battle of 1838

Lest anyone think election controversy is a relatively modern affair, the Gallatin, Missouri Election Day unrest in 1838 reminds us otherwise. Wiki reports:

A generation later, the First National Bank of Gallatin issued this large sized $5, Fr-574. This example is ex. Newman VI (Heritage Auctions, 4/2015), lot 19863, where it realized $6,462.50. The Freidberg reference, Paper Money of the United States (22nd edition), indicates ten known large examples of all types and denominations of this issue. We found only one other piece on Newman Portal, a $10 note offered by Lyn Knight in the June 1980 Bank Note Reporter.

Image: Gallatin, MO $5 note, 1882 Value Back, Friedberg 574.

Link to Eric P. Newman research files on Missouri paper money:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/archivedetail/532241