Accession Number |
TP.2000.017.029
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Title |
North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value three pounds
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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: 3 1/8” (7.9 cm); OW: 3 ½” (9 cm)
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Description: |
Typeset Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with borders on all four sides; printed inscription in bottom and side borders: “Death to counterfeit.” Printed inscription: 60 s. No 349 or 549 iii. £ / THIS Bill of Three pounds, shall/ pass current in all Payments, as Proclama-/tion Money, within the Province of North Ca/rolina, according to Act of Assembly passed the/ 14th of July 1760./ iii £ Death to counterfeit. 3 l.” Ink signatures on obverse: “John Starkey” “Jno Swann,”/ “Saml Swann” and “Lewis DeRosset.” Ink inscription on reverse: “fr mercer/ to bus fild [sic],” “Sam Wiggins to B C,” and “W Gibbs.” 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 1,000.
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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: June 5, 2015