[CHECK]. DAVIS, JEFFERSON, President, C.S.A.. Partly printed document (check) accomplished and signed ("Jefferson Davis"), Memphis, Tennessee, 5 December 1871. 1 page, an oblong, finely printed in red with large vignette engraving of a goddess standing on a rock at sea, holding a large shield with an anchor and the legend "Hope," accomplished in manuscript by the former Confederate President, neatly framed with an oval portrait. The former Confederate president directs the Savings Bank of Memphis to pay W.J. Boyle $300.00. Fine.