North Carolina paper currency, value forty shillings
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Title
North Carolina paper currency, value forty shillings
Subject
Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens
Money--North Carolina--Specimens
Description
Engraved forty-shilling note issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll border on left edge and church (Christ Church at New Bern) in a circle on lower left corner. Printed inscription: “North Carolina/xl s Forty Shillings/ Proclamation Money according to Act of / Assembly pass’d ye 9th of March 1754.” Bill is numbered in ink in upper right corner: “2497.” Signed in ink on obverse: “John Starkey” “Sam Swann”/ “Jno Swann” “Lewis DeRosset.” In ink on reverse: several layers of inscriptions including “George Denny/ To No.1.1.-“ “Alexander/ to S.Hma” and mathematical calculation. Bill folded in half.
Authorized under a1715 act of the Assembly, Christ Church Parish was established by 1741. The first small brick church (pictured here) was completed by about 1751 on a site at the southwest corner of the present churchyard, facing west. The early church building was demolished after a second, larger church was completed in 1824. The foundations of the original structure were uncovered in an archaeological excavation in the 1960s and re-built to serve as a small open-air chapel.
Bill issued in a series of 2,500.
Building: Church
Authorized under a1715 act of the Assembly, Christ Church Parish was established by 1741. The first small brick church (pictured here) was completed by about 1751 on a site at the southwest corner of the present churchyard, facing west. The early church building was demolished after a second, larger church was completed in 1824. The foundations of the original structure were uncovered in an archaeological excavation in the 1960s and re-built to serve as a small open-air chapel.
Bill issued in a series of 2,500.
Building: Church
Creator
James Davis
Source
Tryon Palace
Publisher
Davis, James
Date
1754, March 09
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.2000.017.017
Coverage
North Carolina, New Bern
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Money
Physical Dimensions
OH: 2 13/16” (7.2 cm); OW: 5 ¼” (13.3 cm)
Collection
Citation
James Davis, “North Carolina paper currency, value forty shillings,” Craven County Digital History, accessed September 29, 2024, https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/items/show/575.