NC 1757 5 Pounds

Title

North Carolina paper currency, Treasury note value  five pounds

Maker

James Davis, printer

Material

Type on laid paper, ink

Origin

North Carolina, New Bern

Date:

1757

Dimensions:

OH: 2 5/8” (6.7 cm); OW:  4 1/16” (10.3 cm)

Description:

Five pound Treasury note issued by North Carolina with broad border on left edge and narrow border on the bottom of the note. Printed inscription: “North Carolina./ This BILL intitles [sic] the Bearer hereof to/FIVE POUNDS Proclamation Money, to/ be paid out of the Public Treasury, with 6 per/ Cent. Interest, from the Date hereof, to the/ Tenth Day of December next, in Pursuance/ of an Act of the General Assembly, in such/ Case made and provided./ Dated this 12th Day of feb^y 1758/ £ 5/ To be accepted in /Payment of Taxes.  Pub. Trea. Underlined portions in ink (faded). In ink above main text “offered may the 5^th 1763.” Illegible serial number in ink in upper right corner. Signed in ink on obverse:  “J Sharkey” and “T Baker.”Several layers of ink inscriptions on the reverse: “from William Sawrey (?) Sen./ To James Adaci,” “from ______ _____/ to Robert dixson,” “AW to __,” and “ from Corn^l  John _____ to George Lordbery.” Bill folded in half.

Donor:

Anonymous

Relation:

This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor.

Comments:

Part of a series of Public Notes of Credit authorized by the Assembly in the Session ending Nov. 21, 1757. Notes were issued in denominations of 10s, 20s, 40s, and two sets of £5.

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.”