5 15 87 https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/e006024328154cf46ff345ced7363122.jpg f4e4e0955aa946c197e6f1143006715b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value thirty shillings https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/8409f474724181748846ea8198f87bc7.jpg 822cd6ba4dea6fe56b216d2b585768a6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value thirty shillings Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 7/16” (6.3 cm); OW: 3 ¾” (10.0 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.050 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value thirty shillings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Engraved thirty shilling Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll and shell border on left edge and circular vignette of hand holding a falchion (medieval sword) on lower left corner. Inscribed: “30s. THIRTY SHILLINGS -- No 263/ The Province of North carolina is in-/ debted to the Possessor hereof Thirty/ Shillings Proc. Money to be paid out/ of the Public Treasury according to/ Act of Assembly passed/ Dec 1771” Ink signatures on obverse: “J Rutherfurd” and “John Harvey”/ “Rd Caswell” and “Lewis De Rosset.” Bill signed on the reverse: “Montfort.” Bill folded in half vertically. Person: Hand holding Dagger Bill was issued in a series of 4,000. A total of £60,000 in Debenture Bills was issued pursuant to the December 1771 Act of the Assembly. Joseph Montfort was the Treasurer for the Northern District of North Carolina. Counterfeit thirty-shilling bills in this series are known. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1771 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 Archives and History.” Relation A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th Vignette: People Vignette: Symbols https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/86b5a98b91588a96df925467b97b4b3c.jpg 637a518ba41a01e951b344798bcce914 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value two pounds https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/8e1fd297c9f687373366db9f2b56df4c.jpg 14ea3bae21f555f587201e1a14b09022 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value two pounds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 27/8” (7.4 cm); OW: 4 5/16” (11.0 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.051 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value two pounds Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Engraved two pound Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with C-scroll border on left edge and circular vignette in lower left corner of bird with olive branch “PAX REDDITA (Peace restored) MAY 1771.” Inscribed: “2£. Two Pounds-- No 1198/ The Province of North carolina/is indebted to the Possessor hereof/ Two Pounds Proc. Money to be paid/ out of the Public Treasury according/ to Act of Assembly passed Decbr 1771.” Ink signatures on obverse: “John Harvey” “J Rutherfurd.”/ “Lewis De Rosset” “Rd Caswell.” Inscribed in ink on the reverse: “James White/ to/ MC” “Montfort” and “H.G. to P.R.” Bill folded vertically and horizontally into quarters. Plant: Animal: Bird with Olive branch Bill was issued in a series of 5,000. A total of £60,000 in Debenture Bills was issued pursuant to the December 1771 Act of the Assembly. Counterfeit copies of this bill are known. Joseph Montfort was the Treasurer of the Northern District of North Carolina. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1771 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 Archives and History.” Relation A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th Vignette: Animals Vignette: Mottoes Vignette: Plants https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/8429a92aba3912844bc6e6ab376191ca.jpg d434bab626d9a9b658cdb5820c633b7a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value three pounds https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/39ffca0356dad9d63d0c79b9b5e1eb58.jpg 07516266849606c9949f98a124faaf18 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value three pounds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 3/8” (6.1 cm);OW: 4” (10.2 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.052 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value three pounds Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource 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-- No 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 Decbr 1771.” Ink signatures on obverse: “John Harvey” “J Rutherfurd/ “Lewis De Rosset” “Rd Caswell” Inscribed on the reverse: “Montfort” “McKW” “Lamb Binton/ to Sten Pott” “Robt Salter/ to No” and other partially legible inscriptions. Bill folded in half vertically. Symbol: Magna Charta Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1771 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 Archives and History.” Relation A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th Vignette: Symbols https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/2ac0308c90527176441649c7357ce698.jpg 36e1d51120c1a6b2c674e0161b4a1e49 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value five pounds https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/678b68044d80b86cd1cac62280c1f120.jpg 473cf54a21d2eb85438208822f4c0191 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value five pounds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 9/16” (6.6 cm); OW: 3 15/16” (10.0 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.053 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value five pounds Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Engraved five-pound Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and circular vignette of flags, cannon and drum on lower left corner. Inscribed: “5£. Five Pounds- No 93/ The Province of North carolina/ is indebted to the Possessor hereof,/ Five Pounds Proc. Money to be paid/ out of the Public Treasury according/ to Act of Assembly passed/ Decbr 1771.” Ink signatures on obverse: “John Harvey” “J Rutherfurd”/ “Lewis De Rosset” “Rd Caswell.” Inscribed in ink on the reverse: “Montfort” “I superimposed on O” (marks used as an issue control feature) and “Daniel Willis to IS.” Bill folded in half vertically. Military: Drum, Cannons, Flags Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1771 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 Archives and History.” Relation A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th Vignette: Military https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/a71f4e53b52d422532faa1b09dcb0a60.jpg 0dbf53c5bce796b1c99684a7e996d4c5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, value twenty shillings https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/c853576d56ee188876ccd2bbad51cfea.jpg 9bc0787b80653427cf4479d08d3de109 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, value twenty shillings Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 ½” (6.4 cm); OW: 5” (15.7 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.004 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, value twenty shillings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Davis, James Description An account of the resource Engraved twenty-shilling note issued for North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with stuccowork and leafage border on left edge and prancing unicorn in a circle on lower left corner. Printed inscription: “North Carolina/ XXS Twenty Shillings/ Proclamation Mony [sic] according to Act of / Assembly pass’d the 4th of April 1748.” Bill is numbered in upper right corner “1990.” Signed in ink (barely legible) on obverse: “Eleazer Allen” “Saml Swann”/ “E Moseley” and “John Starkey.” Undecipherable ink inscription on reverse. The note is printed on thin laid paper folded in quarters. Animal: Unicorn Although the engraving is unsigned, the printer of the 1748-issue bills is probably James Davis (1721-1785), North Carolina’s first printer. Davis arrived from Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. He set up his printing shop in New Bern. His first job was printing currency for the province. The revised laws were not printed until 1751. The bill was issued in a series of 2,000. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1748, April 04 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 Archives and History.” Relation A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Vignette: Animals Vignette: Symbols https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/8e3d4502dd4e854d38cedf63845e9691.jpg 0aced9ed3f2e44451412f3bb04017e54 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Uncirculated North Carolina paper currency; fifty uncut sheets of Debenture Bills with values of two shillings and six pence, one pound, and ten shillings https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/d36b802d5b2e38c5c44643ab8b3106ca.jpg a845d1be011a88feb479327557943995 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Uncirculated North Carolina paper currency; fifty uncut sheets of Debenture Bills with values of two shillings and six pence, one pound, and ten shillings Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 4 ¼” (11.0 cm); OW: 6 5/8” (16.8 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.054 Title A name given to the resource Uncirculated North Carolina paper currency; fifty uncut sheets of Debenture Bills with values of two shillings and six pence, one pound, and ten shillings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Fifty uncut sheets of Debenture Bills issued by North Carolina with values of two shillings and six pence, one pound, and ten shillings on each sheet. (Top) Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and circular vignette of house on lower left corner. Inscription: “Two Shillings & Six Pence. No 28401 . The Province of NORTH CAROLINA is in-/ debted to the Possessor hereof/ two shil-/lings & six pence proc. Money to be paid out/ of the Public Treasury according to/ Act of Assembly passed Decbr 1771.” Ink signatures on obverse: “J Rutherfurd” “John Harvey”/ “Rd Caswell” “Lewis De Rosset.” (Middle) Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and circular vignette of bear representing the constellation Ursa Minor in lower left corner. Inscription: “20s, ONE POUND-- No 8401/ 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 Decbr 1771.” Ink signatures on obverse: “J Rutherfurd” “John Harvey”/ “Rd Caswell” “Lewis De Rosset.” (Bottom) Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and circular vignette of a sailing ship in lower left corner. Inscription: “10s, TEN SHILLINGS—No 8401/ The Province of NORTH CAROLINA is/ indebted to the Possessor hereof Ten/ Shillings proc. Money to be paid/ out of the Public Treasury accord-/ ing to Act of Assembly passed Dec. 1771.” Ink signatures on obverse: “J Rutherfurd” “John Harvey”/ “Rd Caswell” “Lewis De Rosset.” Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1771 Type The nature or genre of the resource Currency Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource EN Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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.” Relation A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. America's 250th https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/125155bd4f71c7c349affc4c7e53a5cc.jpg 4ba18f354b65a4438c8714d27bd2ded9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, value fifteen shillings https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/43ac52ee8ee6bd1ef3fe2a778b6cc304.jpg 58ec572a65770d5729995b16089f7abf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, value fifteen shillings Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 ½” (6.4 cm) OW: 5” (12.7 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.003 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, value fifteen shillings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource [James Davis] Description An account of the resource Engraved fifteen-shilling Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scrolled leafage and shell border on left edge and vignette of standing lion in lower left corner. Printed inscription: “North Carolina/ XV s FIFTEEN SHILLINGS/ Proclamation Mony [sic] according to Act of/ Assembly pass’d the 4th of April 1748.” Signed in ink on obverse: “E Mosley” Note: Other signatures are illegible and serial number is torn off. Mathematical calculation in ink on reverse: “15.6/ 8. //6.6.” Printed on very thin stock, the note was folded in quarters. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1748 April 04 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource EN Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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.” Relation A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/9bd0b1344002c372e09c2d08f90ac407.jpg fa57b4ca07f4ebff5ac25669c776b3c9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, value ten shillings https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/450d7d3b34528e30b90abfbbe743a036.jpg 7a0580c3a9adcfcb058cfc60d6203a79 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, value ten shillings Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 5/8” (6.7 cm); OW: 5” (12.7 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.002 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, value ten shillings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource [James Davis] Description An account of the resource Engraved ten-shilling note issued for North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scrolled stuccowork border on left edge and horse in a circle on lower left corner. Printed inscription (in script): “North Carolina/ X S. Ten Shillings/ Proclamation Mony [sic] According to Act of/ Assembly pass’d the 4th of April 1748.” Bill is numbered in ink in upper right corner: “894.” Partially visible signatures in ink on obverse: “Eleazer Allen,” “Saml Swann,” “Edward Moseley” and “John Starkey.” Several barely legible signatures are on the reverse. The note is printed on very thin paper folded in quarters and supported by stronger backing stock. Although the engraving is unsigned, the printer of the 1748-issue bills is probably James Davis (1721-1785), North Carolina’s first printer. Davis arrived from Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. He set up his printing shop in New Bern. His first job was printing currency for the province. The revised laws were not printed until 1751. The bill was issued in a series of 2000. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1748, April 04 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Anonymous donor Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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.” Relation A related resource This is part of a 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource OH: 2 5/8” (6.7 cm); OW: 5” (12.7 cm) https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/51a5347407c6fbf06b03e13dc1b1593c.jpg 46cd0d33162461c6a4b363fe94d48b3b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, value six shillings https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/f42fd7e293c1a02eef8e5861ecad3c5b.jpg f61b5564ca8267eba8d389e25d2d245a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, value six shillings Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 3/8” (6 cm); OW: 4 ¾” (12.1 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.001 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, value six shillings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource [James Davis] Description An account of the resource Engraved six-shilling note issued for North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scrolled leaf border on left edge and fleur-de-lis in a circle on lower left corner. Printed inscription (in script): “North Carolina/ VI S Six Shillings/ Proclamation Mony [sic] according to Act of/ Assembly pass’d the 4th of April 1748.” Bill is numbered in ink in upper right corner: “835.” Signed in ink on obverse: “Saml Swann.” Signatures of other signers—Eleazer Allen, Edward Moseley, and John Starkey—are no longer legible. On reverse are the inscriptions: “E. Wrenford” and “Thomas Alman E.” The note is printed on very thin paper and mounted on stronger stock. It was folded in quarters. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1748, April 04 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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.” Relation A related resource This bill is part of a 54-piece of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771, a gift from the same anonymous donor Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource OH: 2 3/8” (6 cm); OW: 4 ¾” (12.1 cm) Vignette: Plants Vignette: Symbols https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/eada0b4f5747edf59fa2ee75929a0814.jpg 6fef432044639986e0692e2d62039ec7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value fifteen shillings https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/41af5baf5c68f91fe27d0a6a9c3b12ef.jpg e53d7aa10f4b7d0a95a25d9db2ceb4c6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value fifteen shillings Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 5/8” (6.7 cm); OW: 3 13/16” (9.6 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.035 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value fifteen shillings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Davis, James Description An account of the resource Typeset Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with borders on the sides and bottom, each with the inscription “Death to counterfeit;” wide border on left edge. Printed inscription: “North Carolina. No 2697/ [XV S.] FIFTEEN SHILLINGS/ Proclamation Money, according to Act/ of Assembly, passed the 23d of April/ 1761/ (xv s.) Death to counterfeit (15s.)” Ink signatures of Lewis DeRosset, Sam Swann/ John Starkey and Jno Swann.” Bill folded in half vertically. Bill issued in a series of 3,000. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available James Davis Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1761 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Anonymous donor Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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.” Relation A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource OH: 2 5/8” (6.7 cm); OW: 3 13/16” (9.6 cm) Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/f0493877ca460a9e5fd76e552d073b6e.jpg 082409904f694ee960fe1c910c7eb1b4 https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/8e2e8c9eae86c08a03fa1d1e1ba9f312.jpg f3387ac90ecbba9bed1fc285520034f3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 1/8” (5.3 cm); OW: 3 ¾” (9.3 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource NC 1771 10 Shillings Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value ten shillings Engraved ten-shilling Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina; wide border on left side and vignette of ship in lower left corner. Main text: “10s. TEN SHILLINGS No 3642/ The Province of North Carolina is/ indebted to the Possessor hereof Ten/ Shillings proc. Money to be paid-/ out of the Public Treasury accord-/ ing to Act of Assembly passed Dec. 1771” Ink signatures: “Lewis De Rosset”/ “Rutherfurd” and “John Har[vey].” Ink inscriptions on reverse: only partially legible. £60,000 in Debenture Bills issued pursuant to the December 1771 Act and payable in Proclamation Money. Bill issued in series of 10,000 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Davis, James Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ross, L.F. (Mr. and Mrs.) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available James Davis Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1771 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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.” Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource OH: 2 1/8” (5.3 cm); OW: 3 ¾” (9.3 cm) Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.1986.036.001 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina America's 250th Vignette: Military https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/7f8c5d7e425c30339631aea442f34ad2.jpg 8d95b75ba86a703c3ffa954cbf44edbf https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/243433604c5730b702a0db8308cfc400.jpg bd106d67a7617222797c82ac51ab6e54 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2½” (6.4 cm); OW: 3 3/8” (8.6 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource NC 1780 $25 Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value twenty five dollars Typeset twenty-five dollar Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with borders all around; top border printed “north carolina currency,” on left border: “TWENTY FIVE Dollars.”, on right border, “Death to Counterfeit.” Printed text: “Twenty Five DOLLARS./ No. 2190 / State of North Carolina./ This bill intitles [sic] the Bearer to receive twenty/ five Spanish milled Dollars, or the Value thereof/ in Gold or Silver, agreeable to an Act of As-/ sembly passed at newbern the 10th Day of / May, 1780.” Typeset motto in lower left corner: “Terra libera/ Notam Praetii in/ me pasuit” (A free land placed a mark of value on me). Ink signatures: “Joseph L[eech]/ J Green jr.” Reverse: “Twenty Five Dollars,/ Printed by James Davis/ 1780.” £1,240,000 ($3,100,000) in legal tender Bills of Credit authorized by Act of the Assembly on May 10, 1880 This Act gave the Governor the right to issue additional bills. The Governor apparently added to the issued of $25, $100 and $500 bills and created new denomination of $200, $300, $400 and $600. This particular design was issued in a series of 8,000. Bills were printed on both sides. A distinctive feature of this issue is a missing center bar in the “F” of Five. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Davis, James Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Purchase Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available James Davis Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1780 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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.” Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource OH: 2½” (6.4 cm); OW: 3 3/8” (8.6 cm) Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.1986.035.001 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina America's 250th Vignette: Mottoes https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/a942f4900c6f7c62ebef122308ab3a66.jpg f8925c96e1a744c6f6ac7f0e01494487 https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/b6405be9f6da30be451309a5cd9502ef.jpg 18d49f70a692537aa553d35b3e876d70 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 9/16” (6.5 cm); OW: 3 ½” (8.5 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource NC 1778 $10 Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value ten dollars Typeset ten-dollar Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with borders all around; top border printed “north carolina currency,” on left border: Ten Dollars”and on right, “Death to Counterfeit.” Printed text: “TEN DOLLARS./ No. 15725 / State of North Carolina./ This bill intitles [sic] the Bearer to receive/ TEN Spanish milled DOLLARS, or the/ Value thereof, in Gold or Silver, agree-/ able to an Act of Assembly passed at Hillsborough/ the eighth Day of August, 1778.” Typeset motto in lower left corner: “Persecution the Ruin/ of Empire.” Ink signature: “J Burk”/ J Armitage.” Reverse: “TEN DOLLARS./ Printed by J. Davis/ 1778.” £850,000 ($2,125,000) in legal tender Bills of Credit authorized by Act of the Assembly on August 8, 1778. Bills were printed on both sides. This denomination was issued in a series of 8,000. Signers included. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Davis, James Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wohl, Stanly S. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available James Davis Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1778 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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.” Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource OH: 2 9/16” (6.5 cm); OW: 3 ½” (8.5 cm) Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.1986.034.001 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina America's 250th https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/e2b5ea73e4eedd35fc924e2f240b334a.jpg 0572969fc1adb89b8b9f37936704f499 https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/7f518a4bde7cedad0d8890f14015473c.jpg b22022ab9bbd3bbb2084354941c88fb4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 3/8” (6.1 cm); OW: 3 7/16” (8.5 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource NC 1776 $7-1/2 Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value seven and an half dollars Engraved seven and an half dollar Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with narrow borders on both sides and, in lower left corner, a vignette of a U. S. flag with 13 stripes and Union Jack in upper left corner. Left border: “G. L./ Seven Dollars & ½.” Right border: “Seven Dollars & ½.” Main text: Death to/ Counter-/ feit./ Seven Dollars and an half./ No Carolina Currency/ No 2606 SEVEN DOLLARS/ AND AN HALF/ By Authority of Congress/ at Halifax April 2d 1776.” Ink signatures: “Webb”/ “ W Haywood” and “D Sumner.” Ink inscriptions on reverse: “E Adcoch/ to [illegible]” “John S l”, “Capt Ramsey to we” arris Gresham/ to AC”, “M Colnl Young/ GL”. Engraved initials “G L” in lower corner of left border are assumed to be those of Gabriel Lewyn, a Baltimore goldsmith. An Act dated April 2, 1776, authorized the printing of $1,250,000 (£500,000) in Bills of Credit. The bills were issued in two series: $250,000 in the first, dated April 2, 1776 (the beginning of the session) and $1,000,000 in the second dated May 9, 1776. Each bill has a vignette and some also contain mottoes. This denomination was issued in a series of 10,000 bills. Fractional denominations (less than one dollar) are smaller in size than the higher denominations. Bills were signed by: Willis Alston, J. Bradford, William Haywood, G. Hill, Benjamin McCulloch, David Sumner, J. Webb, and William Williams. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Davis, James Lewyn, Gabriel Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Purchase Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available James Davis Gabriel Lewyn Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1776 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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.” Relation A related resource TP.1986.032.001 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.1986.033.001 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina Baltimore, Maryland America's 250th Vignette: Military Vignette: Symbols https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/7cd39054f3f73bd563ca9f976a785d60.jpg 804187ec24d7e154436132d371c2de91 https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/24276806071ea4447bec2deda9dc15bb.jpg 79289e7bc5e39fad1ce5e03c9443ed76 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 3/8” (6.1 cm); OW: 3 7/16” ” (8.5 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource NC 1776 $7-1/2 Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value seven and an half dollars Engraved seven and an half dollar Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with narrow borders on both sides and, in lower left corner, a vignette of a U. S. flag with 13 stripes and Union Jack in upper left corner. Left border: “G. L./ Seven Dollars & ½.” Right border: “Seven Dollars & ½.” Main text: Death to/ Counter-/ feit./ Seven Dollars and an half./ No Carolina Currency/ No 684 SEVEN DOLLARS/ AND AN HALF/ By Authority of Congress/ at Halifax April 2d 1776.” Ink signatures: “ W Haywood”/ “Webb”, Wm Williams”. Ink inscriptions on reverse: “Recd Jo Nibane [?],” “Capt Ramsey to we” “Y Colnl Young/ GL” and very faint inscription. Engraved initials “G L” in lower corner of left border are assumed to be those of Gabriel Lewyn, a Baltimore goldsmith. An Act dated April 2, 1776, authorized the printing of $1,250,000 (£500,000) in Bills of Credit. The bills were issued in two series: $250,000 in the first, dated April 2, 1776 (the beginning of the session) and $1,000,000 in the second, dated May 9, 1776. Each bill has a vignette and some also contain mottoes. This denomination was issued in a series of 10,000 bills. Fractional denominations (less than one dollar) are smaller in size than the higher denominations. Bills were signed by: Willis Alston, J. Bradford, William Haywood, G. Hill, Benjamin McCulloch, David Sumner, J. Webb, and William Williams. Some of the bills in this issue were engraved by “GL” thought to be Gabriel Lewyn, a Baltimore goldsmith. Only a few of the bills in this series of issues have his initials. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Davis, James Lewyn, Gabriel Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Purchase Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available James Davis Gabriel Lewyn Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1776 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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.” Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource OH: 2 3/8” (6.1 cm); OW: 3 7/16” ” (8.5 cm) Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.1986.032.001 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina Baltimore, Maryland North Carolina Relation A related resource TP.1986.033.001 America's 250th Vignette: Military Vignette: Symbols