North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value ten shillings

North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value ten shillings

Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens

Money--North Carolina--Specimens

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.

James Davis

Tryon Palace

Davis, James

1768

Richards, Nancy

Knight, Dean

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.”

This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor.

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English

Money

TP.2000.017.041

North Carolina, New Bern

Money

OH: 2 15/16” (7.5 cm); OW: 3 ½” (9.0 cm)