Title

North Carolina paper currency, value eight pence

Maker

[James Davis]

Material

Ink on laid paper

Origin

North Carolina, New Bern

Date:

Post 1754-03-09

Dimensions:

OH: 2 3/8” (6 cm); OW:  4” (10.2 cm)

Description:

Engraved eight-pence note issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with leaf and shell border on left edge and butterfly in a circle on lower left corner. Printed inscription: “ North Carolina/ viii d Eight Pence./ Proclamation Money according to Act of/ Assembly pass’d y^e  9^th of Ma^ch 175[4].” Serial number is torn off the bill. Signed (faintly) in ink on obverse: “Lewis De Rosset,” “John Starkey,”/ Sam[uel] Swann” and [John Swann]. The bill was folded in quarters.

Donor:

Anonymous

Relation:

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

Comments:

The border design is one used in the 1748-issue bills. The bill was issued in a series of  20,000.

Language:

En

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.”