North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value ten dollars
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Title
North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value ten dollars
Subject
Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens
Description
Typeset ten-dollar Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with borders all around; border on top printed “NORTH CAROLINA CURRENCY ”, on left : “TEN DOLLARS”, on right: “DEATH TO COUNTERFEIT.” Printed text: “TEN DOLLARS/ No [illegible]/ STATE of NORTH CAROLINA./ THIS Bill intitles [sic] the Bearer to receive/ TEN Spanish milled DOLLARS, or the/ Value thereof in Gold & Silver, agree-/ able to an Act of Assembly passed at Hillsborough/ the eighth Day of August 1778.” Motto in lower left corner: “Persecution the Ruin /of Empires.” Signed in ink: [illegible] and “William[s].” Printed on reverse: TEN DOLLARS/ Printed by J Davis,/ 1778.”
Motto: Persecution the Ruin of Empires.
Motto: Persecution the Ruin of Empires.
£850,000 ($2,125,000) in legal tender Bills of Credit was authorized by the August 8, 1778 Act. Bills were printed on both sides. This denomination was issued in a series of 16,666. Counterfeit copies of this bill are known. Signers included: Joseph Armitage, J. Burk, M. Caswell, Richard Caswell, S.Caswell, Jesse Cobb, Richard Cogdell, James Coor, David Cox, Jr., Oroondates Davis, Benjamin Exum, James Green, Thomas Harvey, Benjamin Hawkins, Joseph Jones, James Kenan, James Kerr, John Lillington, C. Markland, H. Machilwien, Thomas Satterwhite, William Sharp, R. White,and James Williams.
Creator
James Davis
Source
Tryon Palace
Publisher
Davis, James
Date
1778
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 Archive and History.”
Format
jpg
Language
English
Type
Money
Identifier
TP.1987.034.004
Coverage
North Carolina, New Bern
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Money
Physical Dimensions
OH: 2 ½” (6.2 cm); OW: 3” (7.7 cm)
Collection
Citation
James Davis, “North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value ten dollars,” Craven County Digital History, accessed December 24, 2024, https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/items/show/593.