NC 1760 30 Shillings

Title

North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value thirty shillings

Maker

James Davis, printer

Material

Type on laid paper, ink

Origin

North Carolina, New Bern

Date:

1760

Dimensions:

OH: 2 ¾” (7.4 cm); OW:  3 ¾” (9.5 cm)

Description:

Typeset Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with borders on bottom and sides with inscription: “Death to counterfeit.” Printed inscription: [xxx s.] N^o 632  [1 l. 10 s.]/ THIS Bill of Thirty Shil-/ lings, shall pass current in all/ Payments, as Proclamation Money, within/ the Province of North-Carolina,/ according to Act of Assembly passed the 14^th of/ July 1760/ (30 s.) Death to counterfeit (30 s.)” Ink signatures on obverse: “John Starkey,” “Jn^o Swann,”/ “Sam^l Swann” and “Lewis DeRosset.” Ink inscription on reverse in several hands: “JM,”/ “from Tho^s Newbey,”/ “To Jo^s Read”/ “from Tho^s King/ To Joseph Makfarson”/ “Charles Smith” and “Jo^s Huff/ to Shepard.” Bill folded in half vertically.

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 1,000.

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.”