NC 1758 20 Shillings

Title

North Carolina paper currency, Treasury note value twenty shillings

Maker

James Davis, printer

Material

Type on laid paper, ink

Origin

North Carolina, New Bern

Date:

1758

Dimensions:

OH: 2 7/8” (7.3 cm); OW:  4” (10.2 cm)

Description:

Twenty-shilling Treasury note issued by North Carolina with narrow borders on all four sides. Printed inscription: “North-Carolina./ [ XX s.]  Twenty Shillings./ This NOTE shall entitle the Bearer hereof,/  to Twenty SHILLINGS Proclamation  Money, to/ be paid out of the Public Treasury, with lawful/ Interest, from the Date, to the 12^th of December/ 1759; and shall be current, and a Tender in all/ Payments, according to Act of Assembly, passed/ May 4^th, 1758.  Issued this [illegible] Day of June 1758./ [ 1 £ ]/ /8  John Sharkey  and T Baker Pub. Trea. (Inked-in information underlined.)  Illegible serial number in upper right corner. Ink inscriptions on the reverse: “Mr Miller/ to N A,” “from W’^m Falher (?) to V,” “Robbinson to m J,” Jn^o Stevans to JS,” and  “W^m  Jones.”  Bill folded in half in both directions.

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:

Bill issued in a series of 4,000.

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.”