NC 1771 3 Pounds

Title

North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value three pounds

Maker

James Davis, printer

Material

Ink on laid paper

Origin

North Carolina, New Bern

Date:

1771

Dimensions:

OH: 2 3/8” (6.1 cm);OW:  4” 10.2 cm)

Description:

Engraved  three pound Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and circular vignette of  MAGNA CHARTA on lower left corner. Inscribed: “3£. THREE POUNDS-- N^o 231./ The Province of North carolina/ is indebted to the Possessor hereof/ Three Pounds Proc. Money to be paid/ out of the Public Treasury according/ to Act of Assembly passed Dec^br 1771.” Ink signatures on obverse: “John Harvey” “J Rutherfurd/ “Lewis De Rosset” “R^d Caswell” Inscribed on the reverse: “Montfort” “M^cKW” “Lamb Binton/ to Steⁿ Pott” “Rob^t Salter/ to N^o” and other partially legible inscriptions.

 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 3,000. A total of £60,000 in Debenture Bills was issued pursuant to the December 1771 Act of the Assembly. Joseph Montfort was the Treasurer of the Northern District of North Carolina.

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.”