Accession Number |
TP.2000.017.025
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Title |
North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value ten shillings
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Maker |
James Davis, printer
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Material |
Type on laid paper, ink
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Origin |
North Carolina, New Bern
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Date: |
1760
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Dimensions: |
OH: 2 7/16” (6.2 cm); OW: 3 ¼” (8.3 cm)
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Description: |
Typeset Bill of Credit issued in North Carolina with and narrow borders on the bottom with inscription “Death to counterfeit.” Printed inscription: [X s.] No 247 [10 s.]/ THIS Bill of ten shi-/llings, shall pass current in all/ Payments, as Proclamation Money, within/ the Province of North-Carolina, according/ to Act of Assembly passed the 14th of/ July 1760.” Ink signatures on obverse: “Saml Swann,” “Lewis DeRosset “John Starkey” and ”/ “Jno Swann.” Bottom border: “[10 s.] Death to counterfeit [X s.]” Ink inscription on reverse: “M” or “W” and mathematical calculation. Bill folded in half vertically.
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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 2,300 in three designs.
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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