Accession Number | TP.1986.041.001 |
Title |
North Carolina paper currency, value two dollars
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Maker |
J. T. Paterson & Co., Augusta Georgia, (lithographer)
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Material |
Lithograph and type on paper, ink
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Origin |
North Carolina, Raleigh
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Date: |
1863, January 1st
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Dimensions: |
OH: 2 11/16” (6.9 cm); OW: 6 ¼” (15.8. cm)
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Description: |
Lithograph two-dollar bill with narrow borders on all four sides; border at top: “issued under act ratified 20th dec r 1862”; bottom border: “receivable in payment of all public dues”; inside left border (san serif type): “j. t. paterson & co. augusta., ga.” Main text: “2” on elaborately engraved oval seal, engraving of the state capitol building at Raleigh, “2” on an elaborately engraved oval seal/ (Serial letter) K/ the STATE of NORTH CAROLINA/ Will pay TWO DOLLARS to Bearer/ at the Treasury on or before 1st Jan. 1866/ Raleigh, January 1st 1863./ No. 142/ (in ink) Thos W. Dewey for Pub. Treasr”. Reverse is blank. Printed in black on plain paper
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Source: |
Unknown
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Relation: |
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Comments: |
Formerly on loan from the United Daughters of the Confederacy to the Oliver-Atwood House.
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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