Accession Number |
TP.2000.017.034
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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: |
1761
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Dimensions: |
OH: 2 ¼” (5.8 cm); OW: 3 ½” (9.0 cm)
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Description: |
Typeset Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with borders on the sides and bottom, each with denomination and the inscription “Death to counterfeit.” wider border on left edge. North Carolina. No 924/ [II S.] ten shillings,/ Proclamation Money, according to Act/ of Assembly, passed the 23d of April/ 1761/ ( X s.) Death to counterfeit (10 s.)”.Ink signatures: “ Jno Swann,” “John Starkey”/ “Sam Swann” and “Lewis DeRosset.” Ink inscriptions on reverse: “John tomson/ to SA” and “Mr Burn.(?)” 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 3,000.
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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: August 21, 2018