24 15 993 https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/8e3d4502dd4e854d38cedf63845e9691.jpg 0aced9ed3f2e44451412f3bb04017e54 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Uncirculated North Carolina paper currency; fifty uncut sheets of Debenture Bills with values of two shillings and six pence, one pound, and ten shillings https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/d36b802d5b2e38c5c44643ab8b3106ca.jpg a845d1be011a88feb479327557943995 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Uncirculated North Carolina paper currency; fifty uncut sheets of Debenture Bills with values of two shillings and six pence, one pound, and ten shillings Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 4 ¼” (11.0 cm); OW: 6 5/8” (16.8 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.054 Title A name given to the resource Uncirculated North Carolina paper currency; fifty uncut sheets of Debenture Bills with values of two shillings and six pence, one pound, and ten shillings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Fifty uncut sheets of Debenture Bills issued by North Carolina with values of two shillings and six pence, one pound, and ten shillings on each sheet. (Top) Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and circular vignette of house on lower left corner. Inscription: “Two Shillings & Six Pence. No 28401 . The Province of NORTH CAROLINA is in-/ debted to the Possessor hereof/ two shil-/lings & six pence proc. Money to be paid out/ of the Public Treasury according to/ Act of Assembly passed Decbr 1771.” Ink signatures on obverse: “J Rutherfurd” “John Harvey”/ “Rd Caswell” “Lewis De Rosset.” (Middle) Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and circular vignette of bear representing the constellation Ursa Minor in lower left corner. Inscription: “20s, ONE POUND-- No 8401/ The Province of NORTH CAROLINA is/ indebted to the Possessor hereof One/ Pound proc. Money to be paid out/ of the Public Treasury according to/ Act of Assembly passed Decbr 1771.” Ink signatures on obverse: “J Rutherfurd” “John Harvey”/ “Rd Caswell” “Lewis De Rosset.” (Bottom) Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and circular vignette of a sailing ship in lower left corner. Inscription: “10s, TEN SHILLINGS—No 8401/ The Province of NORTH CAROLINA is/ indebted to the Possessor hereof Ten/ Shillings proc. Money to be paid/ out of the Public Treasury accord-/ ing to Act of Assembly passed Dec. 1771.” Ink signatures on obverse: “J Rutherfurd” “John Harvey”/ “Rd Caswell” “Lewis De Rosset.” Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1771 Type The nature or genre of the resource Currency Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource EN Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archive and History.” Relation A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. America's 250th https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/a71f4e53b52d422532faa1b09dcb0a60.jpg 0dbf53c5bce796b1c99684a7e996d4c5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, value twenty shillings https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/c853576d56ee188876ccd2bbad51cfea.jpg 9bc0787b80653427cf4479d08d3de109 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, value twenty shillings Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 ½” (6.4 cm); OW: 5” (15.7 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.004 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, value twenty shillings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Davis, James Description An account of the resource Engraved twenty-shilling note issued for North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with stuccowork and leafage border on left edge and prancing unicorn in a circle on lower left corner. Printed inscription: “North Carolina/ XXS Twenty Shillings/ Proclamation Mony [sic] according to Act of / Assembly pass’d the 4th of April 1748.” Bill is numbered in upper right corner “1990.” Signed in ink (barely legible) on obverse: “Eleazer Allen” “Saml Swann”/ “E Moseley” and “John Starkey.” Undecipherable ink inscription on reverse. The note is printed on thin laid paper folded in quarters. Animal: Unicorn Although the engraving is unsigned, the printer of the 1748-issue bills is probably James Davis (1721-1785), North Carolina’s first printer. Davis arrived from Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. He set up his printing shop in New Bern. His first job was printing currency for the province. The revised laws were not printed until 1751. The bill was issued in a series of 2,000. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1748, April 04 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History.” Relation A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Vignette: Animals Vignette: Symbols https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/2ac0308c90527176441649c7357ce698.jpg 36e1d51120c1a6b2c674e0161b4a1e49 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value five pounds https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/678b68044d80b86cd1cac62280c1f120.jpg 473cf54a21d2eb85438208822f4c0191 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value five pounds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 9/16” (6.6 cm); OW: 3 15/16” (10.0 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.053 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value five pounds Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Engraved five-pound Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and circular vignette of flags, cannon and drum on lower left corner. Inscribed: “5£. Five Pounds- No 93/ The Province of North carolina/ is indebted to the Possessor hereof,/ Five Pounds Proc. Money to be paid/ out of the Public Treasury according/ to Act of Assembly passed/ Decbr 1771.” Ink signatures on obverse: “John Harvey” “J Rutherfurd”/ “Lewis De Rosset” “Rd Caswell.” Inscribed in ink on the reverse: “Montfort” “I superimposed on O” (marks used as an issue control feature) and “Daniel Willis to IS.” Bill folded in half vertically. Military: Drum, Cannons, Flags Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1771 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History.” Relation A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th Vignette: Military https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/8429a92aba3912844bc6e6ab376191ca.jpg d434bab626d9a9b658cdb5820c633b7a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value three pounds https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/39ffca0356dad9d63d0c79b9b5e1eb58.jpg 07516266849606c9949f98a124faaf18 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value three pounds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 3/8” (6.1 cm);OW: 4” (10.2 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.052 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value three pounds Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Engraved three pound Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and circular vignette of MAGNA CHARTA on lower left corner. Inscribed: “3£. THREE POUNDS-- No 231./ The Province of North carolina/ is indebted to the Possessor hereof/ Three Pounds Proc. Money to be paid/ out of the Public Treasury according/ to Act of Assembly passed Decbr 1771.” Ink signatures on obverse: “John Harvey” “J Rutherfurd/ “Lewis De Rosset” “Rd Caswell” Inscribed on the reverse: “Montfort” “McKW” “Lamb Binton/ to Sten Pott” “Robt Salter/ to No” and other partially legible inscriptions. Bill folded in half vertically. Symbol: Magna Charta Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1771 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History.” Relation A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th Vignette: Symbols https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/86b5a98b91588a96df925467b97b4b3c.jpg 637a518ba41a01e951b344798bcce914 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value two pounds https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/8e1fd297c9f687373366db9f2b56df4c.jpg 14ea3bae21f555f587201e1a14b09022 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value two pounds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 27/8” (7.4 cm); OW: 4 5/16” (11.0 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.051 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value two pounds Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Engraved two pound Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with C-scroll border on left edge and circular vignette in lower left corner of bird with olive branch “PAX REDDITA (Peace restored) MAY 1771.” Inscribed: “2£. Two Pounds-- No 1198/ The Province of North carolina/is indebted to the Possessor hereof/ Two Pounds Proc. Money to be paid/ out of the Public Treasury according/ to Act of Assembly passed Decbr 1771.” Ink signatures on obverse: “John Harvey” “J Rutherfurd.”/ “Lewis De Rosset” “Rd Caswell.” Inscribed in ink on the reverse: “James White/ to/ MC” “Montfort” and “H.G. to P.R.” Bill folded vertically and horizontally into quarters. Plant: Animal: Bird with Olive branch Bill was issued in a series of 5,000. A total of £60,000 in Debenture Bills was issued pursuant to the December 1771 Act of the Assembly. Counterfeit copies of this bill are known. Joseph Montfort was the Treasurer of the Northern District of North Carolina. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1771 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History.” Relation A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th Vignette: Animals Vignette: Mottoes Vignette: Plants https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/e006024328154cf46ff345ced7363122.jpg f4e4e0955aa946c197e6f1143006715b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value thirty shillings https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/8409f474724181748846ea8198f87bc7.jpg 822cd6ba4dea6fe56b216d2b585768a6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value thirty shillings Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 7/16” (6.3 cm); OW: 3 ¾” (10.0 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.050 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value thirty shillings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Engraved thirty shilling Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll and shell border on left edge and circular vignette of hand holding a falchion (medieval sword) on lower left corner. Inscribed: “30s. THIRTY SHILLINGS -- No 263/ The Province of North carolina is in-/ debted to the Possessor hereof Thirty/ Shillings Proc. Money to be paid out/ of the Public Treasury according to/ Act of Assembly passed/ Dec 1771” Ink signatures on obverse: “J Rutherfurd” and “John Harvey”/ “Rd Caswell” and “Lewis De Rosset.” Bill signed on the reverse: “Montfort.” Bill folded in half vertically. Person: Hand holding Dagger Bill was issued in a series of 4,000. A total of £60,000 in Debenture Bills was issued pursuant to the December 1771 Act of the Assembly. Joseph Montfort was the Treasurer for the Northern District of North Carolina. Counterfeit thirty-shilling bills in this series are known. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1771 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History.” Relation A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th Vignette: People Vignette: Symbols https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/3462aafb8cf4ff75b71349095d826404.jpg cf76eeaa954f720651787784e15ff7cd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value one pound https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/33dfeb8eb19e5daae6968089f0e8a121.jpg 59ceff58bd8b0ec1dbad50e1ce9b08bb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value one pound Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 1/16” (5.3 cm); OW: 3 ¾” (9.5 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.049 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value one pound Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Engraved one pound Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and circular vignette of bear representing the constellation Ursa Minor on lower left corner. Inscribed: “20s, ONE POUND -- No 7007/ The Province of North carolina is/ indebted to the Possessor hereof One/ Pound proc. Money to be paid out/ of the Public Treasury according to/ Act of Assembly passed/ Decbr 1771” Ink signatures on obverse: “Rd Caswell,” “Lewis De Rosset” / “J Rutherfurd” and “John Harvey.” Bill has no inscriptions on the reverse. Bill has never been folded. Animal: Bear Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1771 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History.” Relation A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th Vignette: Animals https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/8734ffa444094cde2e6f72062debf5ed.jpg b194dfcc846ccd894a95b9d3abc43fa0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value five shillings https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/1afa7c93ce3e3374f86af1cb00d8d3b1.jpg c6544074c10b15658f9dbca60c56931d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value five shillings Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 1/16” (5.3 cm); OW: 3 5/8” (9.2 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.048 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value five shillings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Engraved five shilling Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and circular vignette of quill pens in ink well on a stack of paper on lower left corner. Inscribed: “5s. FIVE SHILLINGS -- No 3662/ The Province of North carolina is/ indebted to the Possessor hereof/ Five Shillings Proc. Money to be paid out/ of the Public Treasury according to/ Act of Assembly passed/ Decbr 1771” Ink signatures on obverse: “Lewis De Rosset” “Rd Caswell”/ “John Harvey” and “J Rutherfurd.” Bill has no inscriptions on the reverse. Bill folded in half vertically. Symbol: Quill Pens Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1771 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History.” Relation A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th Vignette: Symbols https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/a75d5c595d3baff7cecd96e7bd3336c7.jpg 73d5e3b3c4f84eaea2a9de022184017f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value two shillings and six pence https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/faa54e373a5a4a4a64479c9550266fe9.jpg c524a85f271cac7b47c602736c44d1ca Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value two shillings and six pence Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 3/8” (5.5 cm); OW: 4 1/8” (10.5 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.047 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value two shillings and six pence Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Engraved two shilling and six pence Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and vignette of house in a circle on lower left corner. Inscribed: “Two Shillings & Six Pence. No 27099/ The Province of North carolina is in-/ debted to the Possessor hereof, two shil-/ lings & six pence proc. Money to be paid/ out of the Public Treasury according/ to Act of Assembly passed Decbr 1771” Ink signatures on obverse: “Rd Caswell” “Lewis De Rosset”/ “J Rutherfurd” and “John Harvey”. Bill has no inscriptions on the reverse. Bill has never been folded. Building: House Bill was issued in a series of 16,000. A total of £60,000 in Debenture Bills was issued pursuant to the December 1771 Act of the Assembly. The two shillings and six pence bill was issued in two series. This one with a shaded house is a later issue. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1771 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History.” Relation A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th Vignette: Buildings https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/b7b6be017ec828dd83c38645133c8e37.jpg 8e304539873643153e336f9178e1547b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value two shillings and six pence https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/94c2a3893c586c6f80506a653ddfd411.jpg 0c6cfd708e4e8488bf6772ba494aac66 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value two shillings and six pence Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 3/8” (6.0cm); OW: 3 13/16” (9.7 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.046 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value two shillings and six pence Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Engraved two shilling and six pence Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and vignette of duck in a circle on lower left corner. Inscribed: “2s.6d TWO SHILLINGS, & SIX PENCE No 19135/ The Province of North carolina/ is indebted to the Possessor hereof/ Two Shillings & Six Pence proc. Money/ to be paid out of the Public Treasury/ According to Act of Assembly passed/ Decbr 1771” Ink signatures on obverse: “John Harvey, J Rutherfurd, Lewis De Rosset and Rd Caswell.” Bill has not inscriptions on the reverse. Bill has never been folded. Animal: Duck Bill was issued in a series of 16,000. A total of £60,000 in Debenture Bills was issued pursuant to the December 1771 Act of the Assembly. The two shilling and six pence note was issued in two series—one with a duck and the other with a house. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1771? Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History.” Relation A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th Vignette: Animals https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/498f9f86fd1df644a9395876c1f2f0de.jpg 1e2c9bd11b74f75c546feb7f7d17e56f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value five pounds https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/a14b7822b751f9b58ab9d0176b692f50.jpg 4b903ece74b95d3eafe484fc2608db5d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value five pounds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 15/16” (7.5 cm); OW: 3 5/8” (9.2 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.045 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value five pounds Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Typeset Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina with borders all around; borders on the sides and bottom contain the denomination and inscription “Death to counterfeit.” Printed text: “North Carolina. [No. 756 ]/ [£ V] FIVE POUNDS./ THE Province of North-Carolina is in-/debted to the Possessor hereof, Five Pounds,/ Proclamation Money; to be paid out of the Pub-/ lic Treasury, on Demand, at any Time after the/ Tenth Day of JUNE, 1772, ac-cording to ACT/ of ASSEMBLY, passed December 1768. Ink signatures on obverse: Rd Caswell, Lewis De Rosset, Jas Hasell, and Thos C. Howe. Ink inscriptions on reverse: “Jacob Lewis/ To. H.B--”“Recd of [illegible] Young” “AM 37[illegible]” “K C to 55” “Miller to/ Micarah (?) Stone” “A. Hostler/ too.” Bill folded in half vertically. 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 1768 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History.” Relation A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/ac3484041353215591cd79e8f25c4fe8.jpg dc66fc1d2ae429c384690cb19bee36e7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value three pounds https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/66782bfd5bdbb63d7c116e4209f806ba.jpg bcf5e8cd770d402bd9195c5777c47747 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value three pounds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 7/8” (7.4 cm); OW: 3 ¾” (9.7 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.044 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value three pounds Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Typeset Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina with borders all around; borders on the sides and bottom contain the denomination and inscription “Death to counterfeit.” Printed text: “North-Carolina. [No. 885 ]/ [£.III] three pounds./ THE Province of North-Carolina is in-/debted to the Possessor hereof, Three Pounds,/ Proclamation Money; to be paid out of the Pub-/ lic Treasury, on Demand, at any Time after the/ Tenth Day of JUNE, 1772, ac-cording to ACT/ of ASSEMBLY, passed December/ 1768. Ink signatures on obverse: Rd Caswell, Lewis De Rosset,/ Jas Hasell, and Thos C. Howe. Multiple overlapping ink inscriptions on reverse. Bill folded in half vertically.Typeset Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina with borders all around; borders on the sides and bottom contain the denomination and inscription “Death to counterfeit.” Printed text: “North-Carolina. [No. 885 ]/ [£.III] three pounds./ THE Province of North-Carolina is in-/debted to the Possessor hereof, Three Pounds,/ Proclamation Money; to be paid out of the Pub-/ lic Treasury, on Demand, at any Time after the/ Tenth Day of JUNE, 1772, ac-cording to ACT/ of ASSEMBLY, passed December/ 1768. Ink signatures on obverse: Rd Caswell, Lewis De Rosset,/ Jas Hasell, and Thos C. Howe. Multiple overlapping ink inscriptions on reverse. Bill folded in half vertically. 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 1768 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History.” Relation A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/b86a627339f2039c1695644298928466.jpg 8aa72a75dee6dd670aabcab6c2fc957f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value forty shillings https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/689d84754ef959bfe13bc74f71b04e87.jpg f695be0d872095238d1b40ef0f41e8e0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value forty shillings Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 11/16” (6.8 cm); OW: 3 ¾” (9.5 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.043 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value forty shillings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Typeset Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina with borders all around; borders on the sides and bottom contain the denomination and inscription “Death to counterfeit.” Printed text: “North-Carolina. [No. 1757 ]/ [XLs:] forty shillings./ THE Province of North-Carolina is in-/debted to the Possessor hereof, Forty Shillings/ Proclamation Money; to be paid out of the Pub-/ lic Treasury, on Demand, at any Time after the/ Tenth Day of JUNE, 1772, ac-cording to ACT/ of ASSEMBLY, passed December 1768. Ink signatures on obverse: Rd Caswell, Lewis De Rosset, Jas Hasell, and Thos C. Howe. Ink inscriptions on reverse: multiple signatures in different hands. Bill folded in half vertically. 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 1768 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History.” Relation A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/2ef717e06f38b21543d259caff3ec539.jpg 95f7d3095a0c6bf461f74471787f5564 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value twenty shillings https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/fc2bf0c9b5e2d0ab02db54149e6684b4.jpg 8b9bfb46a138a66d700f1e13e5fbaf3b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value twenty shillings Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 3 1/16” (7.8 cm); W: 3 ½” (9.5 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.042 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value twenty shillings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Typeset Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina with borders all around; borders on the sides and bottom contain the denomination and inscription “Death to counterfeit.” Printed text: “North-Carolina. [No. 515 ]/ [XX S.] twenty shillings./ THE Province of North-Carolina is in-/debted to the Possessor hereof, Twenty Shillings,/ Proclamation Money; to be paid out of the Public Treasury, on Demand, at any /Time after the Tenth Day of JUNE, 1772, ac-cording to ACT of ASSEMBLY, passed December/ 1768.Ink signatures on obverse: “Lewis De Rosset” “Rd Caswell”/ “Thos C. Howe” and “Jas Hasell.” Ink inscriptions on reverse: “M Little/ to/ SI (conjoined),” “ I John Alston/ to Chas Atkinson,” “Thos Devaughn/ to B” and “Jacke (?) Bryan /to T.T.” Bill folded vertically and horizontally in quarters. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1768 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History.” Relation A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/d5c132532524ff52353c885b041d3189.jpg 664817c6cfa12c6b658dcb99f98abc5d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value ten shillings https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/a488d008fcf01f3826cf96397bdb7347.jpg 7b2c31a56ad0b5a3071ebe018f296564 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value ten shillings Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 15/16” (7.5 cm); OW: 3 ½” (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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.041 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value ten shillings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Typeset Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina with borders all around; borders on the sides and bottom contain the denomination and inscription “Death to counterfeit.” Printed text: “North-Carolina. [No. ]/ [ii s. vi d.] two shillings/ and six pence./ THE Province of North-Carolina is in-/debted to the Possessor hereof, Two Shillings/ and Six Pence, Proclamation Money; to be paid out of the Public Treasury, on Demand, at any /Time after the Tenth Day of JUNE, 1772, ac-cording to ACT of ASSEMBLY, passed December/ 1768. Ink signatures on obverse: “Rd Caswell”, “Lewis De Rosset”/ “Jas Hasell” and “Thos C. Howe.” Ink inscriptions on reverse: “James Dyer to N54/ N54.” Bill folded vertically and horizontally in quarters. £20,000 in Debenture Bills payable in Proclamation Money after June 10 1772 as authorized by the December 5 1768 Act of the Assembly. Bills were issued in denominations of 2s6d (two series differing slightly in layout of text), 5s, 10s, 20s, 40s, £3 and £5. 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 1768 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History.” Relation A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th