NC 1771 5 Shillings 

Title

North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value five shillings

Maker

James Davis, printer

Material

Ink on laid paper

Origin

North Carolina, New Bern

Date:

1771

Dimensions:

OH: 2 1/16” (5.3 cm); OW:  3 5/8” (9.2 cm)

Description:

Engraved five shilling Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and circular vignette of quill pens in ink well on a stack of paper on lower left corner. Inscribed: “5s. FIVE SHILLINGS -- N^o 3662/ The Province of North carolina is/ indebted to the Possessor hereof/ Five Shillings Proc. Money to be paid out/ of the Public Treasury according to/ Act of Assembly passed/ Dec^br 1771” Ink signatures on obverse: “Lewis De Rosset” “R^d Caswell”/ “John Harvey” and “J Rutherfurd.” Bill has no inscriptions on the reverse. 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 was issued in a series of 20,000. A total of £60,000 in Debenture Bills was issued pursuant to the December 1771 Act of the Assembly

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.”