Accession Number |
TP.2000.017.038
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Title |
North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value forty 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 7/8” (7.2 cm); OW: 3 1’2” (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 the denomination and inscription “Death to counterfeit.” Printed inscription: “North Carolina. No 501/ [II £.] forty shillings,/ Proclamation Money, according to Act/ of Assembly, passed the 23d of April/ 1761/ (40 s) Death to counterfeit (2 l.)” Ink signatures on the face of the bill: Samuel Swann, Lewis DeRosset,/ John Swann and John Starkey. Ink inscriptions on reverse: “W Rowand to Cap/ kinet,” “C to HM,” “Joomer (?) to OK” “£390.16.8” and others illegible. Bill has two vertical folds.
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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. Bill has occasional characters inserted in the borders to foil counterfeiting.
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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