22 15 993 https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/d98f4ef96384e6698dfeaf4ee29a1884.jpg 9a15ca9ef606298f75bc5728927986e3 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 One of six photos, Tryon Palace Grand Opening, crowd shot 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 Winn Hughes Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Photo.XXXII 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 One of six photos, Tryon Palace Grand Opening, crowd shot Subject The topic of the resource Streets--North Carolina--New Bern--Pollock Street--600 block Tryon Palace (New Bern, N.C.) Description An account of the resource Uniformed Marines and others walk up Pollock Street away from the Tryon Palace main entrance after the grand opening celebration, April 8, 1959. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hughes, Winn Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1959-04-08 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Winn Hughes Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library is required for any commercial use. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Photo.XXXII.17 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 https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/b8b5053f96820b6d426010e2e75a3bb2.jpg 98d620fb81434725b35061063bbc19d5 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 Pollock Street during hurricane, September 1955 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 Winn Hughes Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Photo.XXXII 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 Pollock Street during hurricane, September 1955 Subject The topic of the resource Streets--North Carolina--New Bern--Pollock Street Hurricanes Description An account of the resource Image shows flooding along Pollock Street during a hurricane in 1955. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hughes, Winn Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Winn Hughes Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library is required for any commercial use. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Photo.XXXII.5 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 https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/0ae45a3c52a8f7887f64ac36ba792e87.jpg 0d25fa497ce6fe87a3782f7f7f6a6ef6 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 Tryon Palace Grand Opening, Gov. Hodges cutting ribbon 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 Winn Hughes Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Photo.XXXII 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 Tryon Palace Grand Opening, Gov. Hodges cutting ribbon Subject The topic of the resource Tryon Palace (New Bern, N.C.) Hodges, Luther Hartwell, 1898-1974 Streets--North Carolina--New Bern--Pollock Street--600 block Description An account of the resource Governor Luther Hodges cutting the ribbons at the gates of Tryon Palace during the grand opening ceremonies on April 8, 1959. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hughes, Winn Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1959-04-08 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Winn Hughes Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library is required for any commercial use. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Photo.XXXII.11 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 https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/adba24041cd9b4976763c466a5f89a9f.jpg 2af4c1f28b84d08ebb6799fd1e64b0f8 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 Dowdy Furniture Store, 1920s interior https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/9003aa621b841c7a37353ade660a156d.jpg a33cf93ca67fe55f4c4d7d545c18f753 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 Dowdy Furniture Store, 1920s interior 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 Dollie Bray Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Photo.XXXVIII Description An account of the resource Photograph donated by Dollie Bray, 2009. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bray, Dollie Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library is required for any commercial use. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Photographs 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 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 Photograph 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 Dowdy Furniture Store, 1920s interior Subject The topic of the resource Furniture stores--North Carolina--New Bern Dowdy Furniture Company Streets--North Carolina--New Bern--Middle Street--200 block Description An account of the resource Interior view of Dowdy Furniture Company showing chairs, lamps, mirrors, and other furniture for sale. Pictured are Eva Fisher Bray, Willis Brothers, and possibly W.F. Dowdy. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1920 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Dollie Bray Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library is required for any commercial use. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Photo.XXXVIII.1 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 https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/81814e9c6e2553b6c2fb7490b279771f.jpg b794cae9cef85708e547385859b0b7a2 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 Uncut NC 1780 $25 and $100, obverse Description An account of the resource Click image for a more detailed look. https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/d51795571ffd43bdad7c10fb444ef5d8.jpg b958008348d5826ec26795d055a9c8d4 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 Uncut NC 1780 $25 and $100, reverse Description An account of the resource Click image for a more detailed look. 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 <p style="font-weight:400;">During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in<span> </span>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</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">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<span> </span>Cape<span> </span>Fear<span> </span>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.</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">The individual most closely associated with<span> </span>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 4^th,<span> </span>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,<span> </span><em>The<span> </span></em><em>North Carolina Gazette.</em><span> </span>In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas.<br />--<br /><span>This project is supported with federal </span>LSTA<span> funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the </span>State Library of North Carolina<span>, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.</span></p> 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: 9 1/8” (13.0 cm); OW: 3 9/16” (9.0 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/. Title A name given to the resource Uncut NC 1780 $25 and $100 Description An account of the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bills of Credit value twenty-five dollars and one hundred dollars Two typeset Bills of Credit issued by North Carolina with borders all around; wider borders on sides and top. (Top) Printed text (obverse): “DEATH TO COUNTERFEIT./ One Hundred/ DOLLARS. No 5512/ STATE of NORTH CAROLINA. / This bill intitles [sic] the Bearer to receive/ One Hundred Spanish mill’d Dollars, / or the value thereof in Gold or Silver, agreeable to an Act of Assembly passed/ at Newbern the 10th Day of May 1780.” In lower left corner: “Fortis cadère cedere/ non potest (a brave man cannot fail).”On left border: “North Carolina Currency.” On right border: “one hundred dollars.” Ink signatures: “Jas Coor.” Reverse: “100 Dollars./ Printed by J A. DAVIS,/ 1780.” (Bottom) Printed text (obverse): “North Carolina Currency./ TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS./ No 5512 / State of North Carolina./ This Bill intitles [sic] the Bearer to receive twenty/ five Spanish mill’d Dollars, or the Value thereof/ in Gold or Silver, agreeable to an Act of Assem/ bly passed at Newbern this 10th Day of May,/ 1780.” In lower left corner: “Quid non virtute/ efficiendum. (What is not to be accomplished by virtue).” On left border: “Death to Counterfeit.” Right border: “Twenty Five dollars.” Ink signature: Jas. Coor.” Reverse: “XXV DOLLARS/ Printed by James Davis,/ 1780.” Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Davis, James Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Toon, Pauline 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 1780 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy 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 is required for any commercial use. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource OH: 9 1/8” (13.0 cm); OW: 3 9/16” (9.0 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.1961.033.001 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 North Carolina America's 250th https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/3d46e696013120aa86d17e13abdb93ea.jpg 64e7ded4e4592b33c627af186fa30242 https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/bbd6c0dd9eab4c6e957071f4da6bfa34.jpg d18604064e4f98c8aae23f95273ac996 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 <p style="font-weight:400;">During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in<span> </span>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</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">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<span> </span>Cape<span> </span>Fear<span> </span>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.</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">The individual most closely associated with<span> </span>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 4^th,<span> </span>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,<span> </span><em>The<span> </span></em><em>North Carolina Gazette.</em><span> </span>In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas.<br />--<br /><span>This project is supported with federal </span>LSTA<span> funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the </span>State Library of North Carolina<span>, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.</span></p> 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” (6.2 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/. Title A name given to the resource NC 1771 3 Pounds Description An account of the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value three pounds <span>Engraved three-pound Debenture Bill issued by </span><span>North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll and flower border on left edge and a vignette showing the magna charta in lower left corner. Printed inscription: “3£ THREE POUNDS. N^o 1771/ The Province of North Carolina/ is indebted to the Possessor hereof / Three Pounds Proc[lamation] Money to be paid/ out of the Public Treasury according/ to Act of Assembly passed Dec^br 1771.” Ink signatures on obverse: “J Rutherfurd, John Harvey/ R^d Caswell.” Ink signatures on the reverse: “Montfort” and numerous other inscriptions written over one another.</span> £60,000 in Debenture Bills was issued pursuant to the December 1771 Act of the Assembly. The bills were payable in Proclamation Money. Joseph Montfort was the Treasurer of the Northern District of North Carolina and his signature often appears on the reverse of this issue of bills. 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 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 ½” (6.2 cm); OW: 4” (10.2 cm) Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.1986.021.001 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 Vignette: Symbols https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/51e6ba2c21d28eadbbd8655be2b5d699.jpg 5c99d30cf135f406a22532698fa84024 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 5 Pounds, front https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/e4b2f885886f310de4126770aa019c10.jpg f2b77f7d68ed6cb2318abb8a24302ea4 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 5 Pounds, reverse 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 <p style="font-weight:400;">During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in<span> </span>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</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">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<span> </span>Cape<span> </span>Fear<span> </span>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.</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">The individual most closely associated with<span> </span>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 4^th,<span> </span>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,<span> </span><em>The<span> </span></em><em>North Carolina Gazette.</em><span> </span>In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas.<br />--<br /><span>This project is supported with federal </span>LSTA<span> funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the </span>State Library of North Carolina<span>, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.</span></p> 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” (6.6 cm); OW: 4” (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/. Title A name given to the resource NC 1771 5 Pounds 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 five pounds <span>Engraved five-pound Debenture Bill issued by </span><span>North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll border on left edge and a vignette showing a drum, cannons and flags in lower left corner. Printed inscription: “5<i>£</i> FIVE POUNDS. N^o 399/ 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 Dec^br 1771.” Ink signatures on obverse: “J Rutherfurd, John Harvey/ R^d Caswell.” Ink signatures on the reverse: “Montfort” “John Tucker/ to/W^m Digge/ to/ Coleman/ Isaac Be[illeg.]ham/ EM” and “G: Wimberly/ to/ Is. B”</span> £60,000 in Debenture Bills was issued pursuant to the December 1771 Act of the Assembly. The bills were payable in Proclamation Money. Joseph Montfort was the Treasurer of the Northern District of North Carolina. His signature often appears on the reverse of this issue of bills. 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 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 5/8” (6.6 cm); OW: 4” (10.0 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.1986.022.001 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 North Carolina America's 250th Vignette: Military https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/27420afa2ca32b37c4972e8a27058b8e.jpg 747c5c3da94883c82f14fc8c9217eb65 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 1/4 Dollar, front Description An account of the resource Engraved Bill of Credit for one-fourth of a dollar issued by North Carolina with decorative borders on the top and sides and a hare in the lower left corner. Inscription: “NCarolina Currency/ No 7992/ one fourth of a dollar/ By Authority of Congress/ at Halifax April 2, 1776.” Ink signature on obverse: “D Summer.” No writing on the reverse. https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/7f7cbfecb316689b61241190e88d7d17.jpg d7e17d13cb6c251582b4c200bd35d888 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 1/4 Dollar, reverse 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 <p style="font-weight:400;">During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in<span> </span>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</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">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<span> </span>Cape<span> </span>Fear<span> </span>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.</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">The individual most closely associated with<span> </span>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 4^th,<span> </span>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,<span> </span><em>The<span> </span></em><em>North Carolina Gazette.</em><span> </span>In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas.<br />--<br /><span>This project is supported with federal </span>LSTA<span> funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the </span>State Library of North Carolina<span>, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.</span></p> 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 ¼” (5.6 cm); OW: 3 1/8” (7.8 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/. Title A name given to the resource NC 1776 1/4 Dollar 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 one fourth of a dollar <span>Engraved Bill of Credit for one-fourth of a dollar issued by </span><span>North Carolina with decorative borders on the top and sides and a hare in the lower left corner. Inscription: “<i>NCarolina Currency/ </i>N^o 7992/  one fourth of a dollar/ <i>By Authority of Congress/ at </i></span><i><span>Halifax April 2, 1776.</span></i><span>” Ink signature on obverse: “D Summer.” No writing on the reverse. <i> </i></span> An Act dated April 2, 1776, (the beginning of the session) authorized the printing of $1,250,000 (£500,000). The bills were issued in two series: $250,000 in the first dated April 2, 1776 and $1,000,000 in the second dated May 9, 1776. Each bill has a vignette and some contain mottoes. This design was issued in a series of 12,500 bills. Fractional denominations are smaller 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 have his initials. 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 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 ¼” (5.6 cm); OW: 3 1/8” (7.8 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.1986.023.001 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 North Carolina America's 250th Vignette: Animals https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/8198d7747e0c04b5b6f9d84300f96064.jpg 8c4c42b67e6e6f2ffa44b121bd2443ff https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/b89e44763db2542cbbad7f9eba51099a.jpg 404d16a77f19449679b65e6a307868f6 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 <p style="font-weight:400;">During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in<span> </span>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</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">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<span> </span>Cape<span> </span>Fear<span> </span>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.</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">The individual most closely associated with<span> </span>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 4^th,<span> </span>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,<span> </span><em>The<span> </span></em><em>North Carolina Gazette.</em><span> </span>In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas.<br />--<br /><span>This project is supported with federal </span>LSTA<span> funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the </span>State Library of North Carolina<span>, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.</span></p> 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 5/16” (6.4 cm); OW: 3 15/16” (9.8 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/. Title A name given to the resource NC 1776 $2-1/2 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 two dollars and a half <span>Engraved Bill of Credit for two-dollars-and-a-half issued by North Carolina with decorative border of scroll and flowers on the left side and a vignette of a liberty cap and an altar with the inscription  “libertas &amp; natale/ solum” (liberty and our native land) in the lower left corner. Inscription: “N^o </span><span></span><span>Carolina Currency/ N^o 9110 Two Dollars &amp; an half./ By Authority of Congress/ at Halifax April 2, 1776</span><i><span>.</span></i><span>” Ink signature on obverse: “Webb,” “D Summer” and “W Haywood.” Inscribed in ink on reverse: “MB.”</span> 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. Issued in a series of 10,000 bills. Fractional denominations 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 have his initials. 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 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 5/16” (6.4 cm)); OW: 3 15/16” (9.8 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.1986.024.001 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 North Carolina America's 250th Vignette: Mottoes Vignette: Symbols https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/49ff74f7c00b9a67892e684190909bf9.jpg b527cf9167703384101623f8888eaab9 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 $3, front https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/b06ee084cbf70f6bb712042060e1c164.jpg 2fd758b6d72216e22c7c9bbce9304ac4 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 $3, reverse 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 <p style="font-weight:400;">During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in<span> </span>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</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">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<span> </span>Cape<span> </span>Fear<span> </span>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.</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">The individual most closely associated with<span> </span>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 4^th,<span> </span>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,<span> </span><em>The<span> </span></em><em>North Carolina Gazette.</em><span> </span>In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas.<br />--<br /><span>This project is supported with federal </span>LSTA<span> funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the </span>State Library of North Carolina<span>, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.</span></p> 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” (6.0 cm)); OW: 3 ¼” (8.3 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 1776 $3 Description An account of the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value three dollars <p style="font-weight:400;">Engraved Bill of Credit issued by<span> </span>North Carolina with decorative scroll on the left side, an alligator at the top and an a vignette of a beaver in the lower left corner. Inscription: “N^o<span> </span>Carolina Currency/ N^o<span> </span>6027<span> </span>Three Dollars/<span> </span><em>By^{<span> </span>}Authority of Congress/ at<span> </span></em><em>Halifax<span> </span>April 2, 1776.</em>”Along right border “<em>three dollars.</em>”<span> </span>Ink signature on obverse: “D Summer”/ “W Haywood” and “W^m<span> </span>Williams.” Inscribed in ink on reverse: “GF[illegible] Very</p> <p style="font-weight:400;"> </p> 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. Issued in a series of 10,000 bills. Fractional denominations 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 have his initials. 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 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” (6.0 cm)); OW: 3 ¼” (8.3 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.1986.025.001 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 North Carolina Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens America's 250th https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/99373b12c2c4aae376fac64504209ea9.jpg c61e8d7c9e8311dd032bd5d256775976 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 $4, front https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/c26d14aae81af2bc2dcf60b43ea10e01.jpg 68b9575ce7e9de7f9f0c86bcb4973c60 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 $4, reverse 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 <p style="font-weight:400;">During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in<span> </span>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</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">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<span> </span>Cape<span> </span>Fear<span> </span>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.</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">The individual most closely associated with<span> </span>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 4^th,<span> </span>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,<span> </span><em>The<span> </span></em><em>North Carolina Gazette.</em><span> </span>In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas.<br />--<br /><span>This project is supported with federal </span>LSTA<span> funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the </span>State Library of North Carolina<span>, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.</span></p> 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” (6.0 cm); OW: 3 3/16” (8.1 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/. Title A name given to the resource NC 1776 $4 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 four dollars Engraved Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with decorative border on right side, plain border on left side with inscription “four dollars”, vignette of sheaf of wheat in lower left corner. Inscription: “death to counterfeit / No Carolina Currency/ No [blank] Four Dollars/ By Authority of Congress/ at Halifax April 2, 1776.” Ink signature on obverse: “Webb” and “Sumner” and one [illegible]. Reverse: blank. Vertical crease down the middle. 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. Issued in a series of 10,000 bills. This denomination was subject to counterfeit. Fractional denominations 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 have his initials. 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 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” (6.0 cm); OW: 3 3/16” (8.1 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.1986.027.001 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 North Carolina America's 250th Vignette: Mottoes Vignette: Plants https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/e9ab7281c4fa21cdbd54ba9a01362945.jpg b8a9843f02db87256ddaf9e570ea59e5 https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/270d4fad8b774a64176d5fcdc73c7ba1.jpg f8573742d8fedc01f169d5000401668b 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 <p style="font-weight:400;">During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in<span> </span>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</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">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<span> </span>Cape<span> </span>Fear<span> </span>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.</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">The individual most closely associated with<span> </span>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 4^th,<span> </span>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,<span> </span><em>The<span> </span></em><em>North Carolina Gazette.</em><span> </span>In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas.<br />--<br /><span>This project is supported with federal </span>LSTA<span> funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the </span>State Library of North Carolina<span>, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.</span></p> 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 ¼” (5.5 cm); OW: 3 ¼” (8.3 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 1776 $4 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 four dollars <span>Engraved four-dollar Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with decorative borders on top and right side, plain border on left side with inscription “<i>four dollars</i>”, vignette of bee in lower left corner. Inscription: “N^o </span><span>Carolina Currency/ N^o 991  Four Dollars/ <i>ByAuthority of Congress/ at </i></span><i><span>Halifax April 2, 1776.</span></i><span>” Ink signature on obverse: “W Haywood”/ “W^m Williams” and “Webb.” Reverse: blank.</span> 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. Issued in a series of 10,000 bills. Bills in this design were also counterfeited. Fractional denominations 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 have his initials. 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 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 ¼” (5.5 cm); OW: 3 ¼” (8.3 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.1986.026.001 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 North Carolina America's 250th Vignette: Animals https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/8b70d6b68e6e09ecabbb46da3a3021b0.jpg 47bfc8fd1cd0b6f81b9f86a3fd3e0d08 https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/f163b257108d73da580a06d06d072291.jpg 1b080df8a3bcb7969f21134571751537 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 <p style="font-weight:400;">During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in<span> </span>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</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">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<span> </span>Cape<span> </span>Fear<span> </span>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.</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">The individual most closely associated with<span> </span>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 4^th,<span> </span>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,<span> </span><em>The<span> </span></em><em>North Carolina Gazette.</em><span> </span>In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas.<br />--<br /><span>This project is supported with federal </span>LSTA<span> funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the </span>State Library of North Carolina<span>, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.</span></p> 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” (6.0 cm); OW: 3 ½” (8.7 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/. Title A name given to the resource NC 1776 $5 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 five dollars Engraved five-dollar Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with borders on all four sides; top border inscribed “FIVE DOLLARS;” left border (in script) “FIVE DOLLARS/ five/ dollars” and vignette of Triton; right side: “North/ Carolina/ FIVE DOLLARS.” Main text: “No Carolina Currency/ No 349 FIVE DOLLARS./ By Authority of Congress at/ Halifax April d2 1776.” Ink signatures: “D Sumner” “Wm Haywood”/ “Wm Williams”. Ink inscriptions on reverse: “Thos Cab[illegible]/ from [illegible]/ to Loui Glass” and “Col Young” On left border, initials “GL” (for Gabriel Lewyn, a Baltimore engraver). Unusual features: error of “d 2” instead of “2d” and inclusion of a face in “O” in the top border. 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. This denomination was subject to counterfeit. Fractional denominations 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 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” (6.0 cm); OW: 3 ½” (8.7 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.1986.028.001 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 North Carolina America's 250th Vignette: Animals Vignette: People Vignette: Symbols https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/c92fbca2269638e683a3fd3cc6e175cb.jpg f205bd64b3e2c4f386ba80be3ed4a5ed https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/66bdc4b4e0931411963f2a90beb2fb36.jpg 913dc46361a9d9571f0f370300e0ce6a 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 <p style="font-weight:400;">During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in<span> </span>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</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">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<span> </span>Cape<span> </span>Fear<span> </span>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.</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">The individual most closely associated with<span> </span>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 4^th,<span> </span>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,<span> </span><em>The<span> </span></em><em>North Carolina Gazette.</em><span> </span>In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas.<br />--<br /><span>This project is supported with federal </span>LSTA<span> funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the </span>State Library of North Carolina<span>, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.</span></p> 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 5/16” (5.8 cm); OW: 3 1/8” (8.0 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/. Title A name given to the resource NC 1776 $5 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 five dollars Engraved five-dollar Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with wide top border and narrow borders on the sides; top border inscribed: “No Carolina Currency”, left border (in script) “five dollars”, vignette of thrush in lower left corner. Main text: “ No 6996 Five Dollars/ By Authority of Congress/ at Halifax April 2 1776.” Ink signatures: “Wm Haywood”/ “Wm Williams” “W[ebb]”. Bill printed on very thin paper and attached to separate backing paper. Ink inscriptions on reverse: calculations (very faint.) 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 have his initials. 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 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 5/16” (5.8 cm); OW: 3 1/8” (8.0 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.1986.029.001 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 North Carolina America's 250th Vignette: Animals https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/73e165ea1bab32b9cae58775fac2de3f.jpg 9694b98c729115db2da4e14517d5d339 https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/d3858c61363e8dcd8fc086266850cd15.jpg 911299a87067471a338e62b630be3cc7 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 <p style="font-weight:400;">During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in<span> </span>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</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">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<span> </span>Cape<span> </span>Fear<span> </span>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.</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">The individual most closely associated with<span> </span>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 4^th,<span> </span>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,<span> </span><em>The<span> </span></em><em>North Carolina Gazette.</em><span> </span>In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas.<br />--<br /><span>This project is supported with federal </span>LSTA<span> funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the </span>State Library of North Carolina<span>, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.</span></p> 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” (6.0 cm); OW: 3 ¼” (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 $6 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 six dollars Engraved six-dollar Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with narrow borders on top and sides and vignette of a goat in lower left corner; top border inscribed: SIX (in script) SIX DOLLARS DOLLAR (in script); left border: vine and flowers; right border; “six dollars”. Main text: “No Carolina Currency/ No [blank] Six Dollars/ By Authority of Congress/ at Halifax April 2 1776” Ink signatures: “BMcCulloch” [William Haywood (very faint)]/ “W Alston.” Ink inscriptions on reverse: “IG to RM”/ “RM”/ “I Grahame/ No [?].2.” Bill printed on thin paper. 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 have his initials. 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 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 ½” (6.0 cm); OW: 3 ¼” (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.1986.030.001 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 North Carolina Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina America's 250th