On September 28, the online magazine Slate commented on Thompson's Bank Note Reporter, one of a class of publications created in the antebellum period to combat spurious bank notes. The author accessed the publication via the Newman Numismatic Portal, which recently scanned this publication from the Eric P. Newman library. Quoting from the article:

To read the complete article, see:
Behold the Confusing Diversity of American Banknotes During the Antebellum Era (www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2015/09/28/history_of_
free_banking_a_list_of_banknotes_from_the_antebelleum_era.html)