Title

North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value thirty shillings

Maker

James Davis, printer

Material

Ink on laid paper

Origin

North Carolina, New Bern

Date:

1771

Dimensions:

OH: 2 7/16” (6.3 cm); OW:  3 ¾” (10.0 cm)

Description:

Engraved thirty shilling Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll and shell border on left edge and circular vignette of hand holding a falchion (medieval sword) on lower left corner. Inscribed: “30s. THIRTY SHILLINGS -- N^o 263/ The Province of North carolina is in-/ debted to the Possessor hereof Thirty/ Shillings Proc. Money to be paid out/ of the Public Treasury according to/ Act of Assembly passed/ Dec 1771” Ink signatures on obverse: “J Rutherfurd” and

“John Harvey”/ “R^d Caswell” and “Lewis De Rosset.” Bill signed on the reverse: “Montfort.” Bill folded in half vertically.

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:

Bill was issued in a series of 4,000. A total of £60,000 in Debenture Bills was issued pursuant to the December 1771 Act of the Assembly. Joseph Montfort was the Treasurer for the Northern District of North Carolina. Counterfeit thirty-shilling bills in this series are known.

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.”