North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value forty shillings
Dublin Core
Title
North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value forty shillings
Subject
Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens
Money--North Carolina--Specimens
Description
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.
Creator
James Davis
Source
Tryon Palace
Publisher
Davis, James
Date
1768
Contributor
Richards, Nancy
Knight, Dean
Rights
Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History.”
Relation
This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor.
Format
jpg
Language
English
Type
Money
Identifier
TP.2000.017.043
Coverage
North Carolina, New Bern
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Money
Physical Dimensions
OH: 2 11/16” (6.8 cm); OW: 3 ¾” (9.5 cm)
Collection
Citation
James Davis, “North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value forty shillings,” Craven County Digital History, accessed December 25, 2024, https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/items/show/550.