Accession Number | TP.1986.021.001 |
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North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value three pounds
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Maker |
[James Davis, printer]
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Material |
Ink on laid paper
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Origin |
North Carolina, [New Bern]
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Date: |
1771
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Dimensions: |
OH: 2 ½” (6.2 cm); OW: 4” (10.2 cm)
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Description: |
Engraved three-pound Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll and flower border on left edge and a vignette showing the magna charta in lower left corner. Printed inscription: “3£ THREE POUNDS. No 1771/ The Province of North Carolina/ is indebted to the Possessor hereof / Three Pounds Proc[lamation] Money to be paid/ out of the Public Treasury according/ to Act of Assembly passed Decbr 1771.” Ink signatures on obverse: “J Rutherfurd, John Harvey/ Rd Caswell.” Ink signatures on the reverse: “Montfort” and numerous other inscriptions written over one another.
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Source: |
Purchase
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Relation: |
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Comments: |
£60,000 in Debenture Bills was issued pursuant to the December 1771 Act of the Assembly. The bills were payable in Proclamation Money. Joseph Montfort was the Treasurer of the Northern District of North Carolina and his signature often appears on the reverse of this issue of bills.
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Language: |
En
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Rights: |
Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archive and History.” |
Obverse Image | |
Reverse Image |
Images scanned by Dean Knight
Text prepared by Nancy Richards and Victor T. Jones, Jr.
Last edited: August 21, 2018