NC 1771 10 Shillings

Title

North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value ten shillings

Maker

[James Davis, printer]

Material

Laid paper, ink

Origin

North Carolina, [New Bern]

Date:

1771

Dimensions:

OH: 2 1/8” (5.3 cm); OW: 3 ¾” (9.3 cm)

Description:

Engraved  ten-shilling Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina; wide border on left side and vignette of ship in lower left corner. Main text: “10s. TEN SHILLINGS N^o 3642/ The Province of North Carolina is/ indebted to the Possessor hereof Ten/ Shillings proc. Money to be paid-/ out of the Public Treasury accord-/ ing to Act of Assembly passed Dec. 1771” Ink signatures: “Lewis De Rosset”/ “Rutherfurd” and “John Har[vey].” Ink inscriptions on reverse: only partially legible.

Donor:

Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Ross

Relation:

Comments:

£60,000 in Debenture Bills issued pursuant to the December 1771 Act and payable in Proclamation Money. Bill issued in series of 10,000

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.”