NC 1771 1 Pound

Title

North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value one pound

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 ¾” (9.5 cm)

Description:

Engraved one pound Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and circular vignette of bear representing the constellation Ursa Minor on lower left corner. Inscribed: “20s, ONE POUND -- N^o 7007/ The Province of North carolina is/ indebted to the Possessor hereof One/ Pound proc. Money to be paid out/ of the Public Treasury according to/ Act of Assembly passed/ Dec^br 1771” Ink signatures on obverse: “R^d Caswell,” “Lewis De Rosset” / “J Rutherfurd” and “John Harvey.” Bill has no inscriptions on the reverse. Bill has never been folded.

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 10,000. 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.”