NC 1759 20 Shillings

Title

North Carolina paper currency, Treasury note value

Maker

James Davis, printer

Material

Type on laid paper, ink

Origin

North Carolina, New Bern

Date:

1758/59

Dimensions:

OH: 2 ¾” (7.0 cm); OW:  2 ¾” (7.0 cm)

Description:

Typeset note issued by North Carolina with and narrow borders on the top, bottom and right edge of the note. Printed inscription: “North Carolina. [N^o. 125 ]/ ( XX s.) ONE POUND/ This NOTE shall intitle [sic] the Bearer to/ Twenty Shillings, Proclamation Money,/ to be paid out of the Public Treasury, with / Interest, at the rate of Six per Cent , from the /Date hereof, to the/ Tenth Day of June,  in the/ Year of our Lord, 1761, according to an Act/ of Assembly, passed at Edenton the 22d Day/ of December, 1758.// Dated this 20^th Day of nov^r1759// To be a lawful Tender in all payments what-/ever, at Par with Proclamation Bill Money/  T Barker/ Pub. Treas/ 2/ .

Several ink inscriptions on reverse: “FG,” “M^r Ward,” “Tho^s Ames” and others less legible. Bill is folded in half both ways.

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:

Notes totaling £4,000 issued in denomination of 10 s, 20s (£1) in two varieties and 40s (£2).

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.”