Accession Number |
TP.2000.017.013
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Title |
North Carolina paper currency, value fifteen shillings
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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: |
After 1754-03-09
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Dimensions: |
OH: 2 5/8” (6.7 cm); OW: 5” (12.7 cm)
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Description: |
Engraved fifteen-shilling note issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll border on left edge and armor helmet in a circle on lower left corner. Printed inscription: “North Carolina./ vxs. Fifteen Shillings/ Proclamation Money according to Act of / Assembly pass’d ye 9th of March 1754.” Bill is numbered in ink in upper right corner: “4145.” Signed in ink on obverse: “Sam Swann,” “Jno Swann/” “Lewis De Rosset” and “John Starkey” (very faint). In ink on reverse: “from Jno Eason to D S”/ “from John Rose to [illegible] Chedwick”/ “Walton Harris.” Bill folded in half.
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Donor: |
Anonymous
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Relation: |
This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor.
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Comments: |
Bill issued in a series of 6,000.
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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: June 5, 2015