NC 1778 $10 

Title

North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value ten dollars

Maker

James Davis, printer

Material

Type on laid paper, ink

Origin

North Carolina, New Bern

Date:

1778

Dimensions:

OH:  2 9/16” (6.5 cm); OW:  3 ½” (8.5 cm)

Description:

Typeset  ten-dollar Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with borders all around; top border printed “north carolina currency,” on left border: Ten Dollars”and on right, “Death to Counterfeit.” Printed text: “TEN DOLLARS./ N^o. 15725  / State of North Carolina./  This  bill intitles [sic] the Bearer to receive/ TEN  Spanish milled DOLLARS, or the/ Value thereof, in Gold or Silver, agree-/ able to an Act of Assembly passed at Hillsborough/ the eighth Day of August, 1778.” Typeset motto in lower left corner: “Persecution the Ruin/ of Empire.” Ink signature: “J Burk”/ J Armitage.” Reverse: “TEN DOLLARS./ Printed by J. Davis/ 1778.”

Donor:

Stanly S. Wohl

Relation:

Comments:

 £850,000 ($2,125,000) in legal tender Bills of Credit authorized by Act of the Assembly on August 8,1778.

Bills were printed on both sides. This denomination was issued in a series of 8,000. Signers included

Language:

En

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.”