35 15 1022 https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/e698f32152ea97b870cf080622822b56.jpg bd106d67a7617222797c82ac51ab6e54 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value twenty five dollars https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/7d552486492e07951c604b0fabf9cbae.jpg 5751480c91f715441e933e6f7832b388 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value twenty five dollars Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2½” (6.3 cm); OW: 3 ¼” (8.3 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.1986.036.002 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value twenty five dollars Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Typeset twenty-five-dollar Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with borders all around; top border printed “NORTH CAROLINA CURRENCY.” Left border: TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS.” Right border “DEATH TO COUNTERFEIT.” Main text: “Twenty Five DOLLARS./ No 183/ STATE of NORTH CAROLINA./ THIS BILL intitles [sic] the Bearer to receive/ twenty five Spanish milled Dollars, or the/ Value thereof in Gold or Silver, agree-/a able to an Ace of Assembly passed at NEWBERN/ the 10th Day of May, 1780. Motto in lower left corner: “Dulce pro Patria/ mori” (It is pleasing to die for one’s country). Ink signatures on obverse: [illegible]/ “Jas Coor”. Printed on reverse: “Twenty Five Dollars./ PRINTED BY J. DAVIS/ 1780.” Motto: Dulce pro Patria mori. £1,240,000 ($3,100,000) in legal tender Bills of Credit authorized by Act of the Assembly on May 10, 1880 This Act gave the Governor the right to issue additional bills. The Governor apparently added to the issued of $25, $100 and $500 bills and created new denomination of $200, $300, $400 and $600. This particular design was issued in a series of 8,000. Bills were printed on both sides. This design was issued in an issue of more than 8,000. Six different bills were issued in the $25 denomination. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1780 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th Vignette: Mottoes https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/b625061333c596ba26d939d8b3443b61.jpg 35c2d1ba17dbc49ce02b48f19ce86370 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value twenty shillings https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/76917384b8259b44a54420f92b03907d.jpg a4fd073f5ca09c4b44d3bac4897a17af Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value twenty shillings Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 5/16” (6.0 cm); OW: 3 3/16” (8.1 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.036 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value twenty shillings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Typeset Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with borders on the sides and bottom, each with the denomination (20 s., XX S.’ and i£) and inscription “Death to counterfeit”; wider border on left edge. Printed inscription: “North- Carolina. No 4206 / [XX S.] twenty shillings,/ Proclamation Money, according to Act/ of Assembly, passed the 23d of April/ 1761/ ( ii s) Death to counterfeit (ii s.)” Ink signatures on the face of the bill: John Swann, John Starkey, Samuel Swann, and Lewis DeRosset. There are no signatures on the reverse. Bill has not been folded. Bill issued in a series of 6,506. Neatly trimmed on all four sides, this bill appears to be uncirculated. There are several hidden characters in the borders to foil counterfeiting. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1761 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/cd2020ac1fb5f85c95013c68bfee9cf0.jpg 80f4897d87f6049c50694c471bd02921 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value twenty shillings https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/3dc92b33dd4c445c943c9f12aa70f4f5.jpg af54c1549c3ec41939b98f36e7c25dc0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value twenty shillings Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 3 3/16” (8.1 cm); OW: 3 3/8” (8.7 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.026 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value twenty shillings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Typeset Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with narrow borders on the bottom and sides with inscription: “Death to counterfeit.” Printed inscription: (XX s.) No 1274 (I £)/ THIS Bill of Twenty/ Shillings, shall pass current in/ all Payments, as Proclamation Money,/ within the Province of North-Caro-/lina, according to Act of Assembly/ passed the 14th of July 1760./ (i £) Death to Counterfeit. (20s.) ” Ink signatures on obverse: “Jno Swann,” “Saml Swann”/ “John Starkey” and “Lewis DeRosset.” Ink inscription on reverse: “JC to AG.” Bill folded in half horizontally. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1760 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource This is part of a 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/8118b537d0ebf5b9fd0037d5fcaec333.jpg 751e3c45e3e4ebc322422741a5c691e7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value two hundred and fifty dollars https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/0f9427efb6adf774c1406c57a38f1a75.jpg a17aa4b6d917e7bd55f1f80d79e64626 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value two hundred and fifty dollars Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 9/16” (6.5 cm); OW: 3 ¼” (8.3 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.1986.037.002 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value two hundred and fifty dollars Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Typeset two-hundred and fifty-dollar Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with borders all around; border on top printed “NORTH CAROLINA CURRENCY”, on left side “Death to Counterfeit”, on right side” 250 DOLLARS.” Printed Text: “ Two Hundred and Fifty/ DOLLARS. No 10161/ STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA./ THIS Bill intitles [sic] the Bearer to receive two/ hundred & fifty Spanish milled Dollars, or the/ Value thereof in Gold or Silver, agreeable to an/ Act of Assembly passed at NEWBERN the 10 th/ Day of May, 1780.” Motto in lower left corner: “Querenda Pecunia/ primum est.” (Money has to be sought first). Ink signature: “Joseph Leech”. Reverse: “CCL Dollars/ Printed by JAMES DAVIS/ 1780.” Motto: Quaerenda Pecunia primum est. £1,240,000 ($3,100,000) in legal tender Bills of Credit authorized by the May 10, 1780 Act giving the Governor the right to issue more bill. The Governor apparently added to the issue of $25, $100 and $500 bill and created new denominations of $200, $400 and $600. Bills were printed on both sides. This denomination was issued in two series of 1,000 each. Signers included: John Ashe, Waightsill Avery, Jonathan Cooke, J.W. Caron, James Coor, David Cox, Jr., M. Frank, James Green, Jr., Is. Guion, Joseph Leech, and H. Vipon. Bill laminated in rice paper prior to donation. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1780 Type The nature or genre of the resource Currency Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Cox, Paul M. Language A language of the resource EN Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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.” America's 250th Vignette: Mottoes https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/acc9df89e9679af3431c7503b4a437da.jpg 8cd8e879c19b0f5fae4c61fd8da80f12 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value two shillings https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/edefff982fd72bb6c252c80b7b8c35eb.jpg 97b476ac36eb52fdf333a40fe31fe1b0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value two shillings Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 3/8” (6.1 cm); OW: 3” (7.7 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.030 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value two shillings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Typeset Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with borders on the sides and bottom, each with the inscription “Death to counterfeit.” Printed inscription: “North Carolina. No [illegible]/ [ii s.] two shillings,/ Proclamation Money, according to Act/ of Assembly, passed the 23d of April/ 1761/ ( ii s) Death to counterfeit (ii s.)” Bill is heavily discolored and the ink number and signatures are illegible. The bill was signed by John Swann, Samuel Swann, John Starkey and Lewis DeRosset. Bill has been attached to another piece of paper for stability. Bill folded on one vertical and one horizontal crease. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1761 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/83812b45304d01cfe21d4933a18d1a36.jpg 57e91bf3cb7ae7069ee56df9fe196514 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value two shillings and eight pence https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/8ffe2fca3824470897f2a17e84b0190a.jpg 8fe318110f8a7762fcde22edb6846e00 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value two shillings and eight pence Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 ½” (6.4 cm); OW: 2 ¾” (7.0 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.023 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value two shillings and eight pence Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Typeset note issued by North Carolina with narrow borders on bottom and left edge and wider border on right edge with inscription: “Death to counterfeit.” Printed inscription: (iis. viiid.) No 2[illeg.]3 (2 s. 8 d.)/ THIS Bill of Two Shillings and/ Eight Pence, shall pass current in/ all Payments, as Proclamation Money,/ within the Province of North Caro-/lina, according to Act of Assembly/ passed the 14th of July 1760.” In bottom border: “(2 s. 8d.) Death to counterfeit (iis. viiid.). Ink.signatures on obverse: “Jno Swann,” “Saml Swann” (very faint)/ “John Starkley” and “Lewis DeRosset.” Ink inscription on reverse: [illegible]. Bill folded in half horizontally and vertically. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1760 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/42351e78d8508f8914d92027a2d230ec.jpg 19acb6bee59144b8a5c0924c4a49b7f8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value two shillings and six pence https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/747955b05c3881571c44fe61794649fc.jpg 69d7a567a8d585b69870b1fa38b4749b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value two shillings and six pence Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 ½” (6.5 cm) ; OW: 3 ¾” (9.5 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.031 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value two shillings and six pence Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Typeset Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with narrow borders on the sides and bottom, each with the inscription “Death to counterfeit.”, wide border on left edge with inscription “IIS./ vid.” Printed inscription: “North Carolina. No [illegible]/ [II S. VI D.] two shilling, and six pence./ Proclamation Money, according to Act/ of Assembly, passed the 23d of April/ 1761/ ( iis. wid.) Death to counterfeit (2s. 6d.).” The bill was signed by John Swann, Samuel Swann, John Starkey and Lewis DeRosset. Bill folded in quarters on one vertical and one horizontal crease. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1761 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/2ac0308c90527176441649c7357ce698.jpg 36e1d51120c1a6b2c674e0161b4a1e49 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value five pounds https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/678b68044d80b86cd1cac62280c1f120.jpg 473cf54a21d2eb85438208822f4c0191 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value five pounds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 9/16” (6.6 cm); OW: 3 15/16” (10.0 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.053 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value five pounds Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Engraved five-pound Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and circular vignette of flags, cannon and drum on lower left corner. Inscribed: “5£. Five Pounds- No 93/ The Province of North carolina/ is indebted to the Possessor hereof,/ Five Pounds Proc. Money to be paid/ out of the Public Treasury according/ to Act of Assembly passed/ Decbr 1771.” Ink signatures on obverse: “John Harvey” “J Rutherfurd”/ “Lewis De Rosset” “Rd Caswell.” Inscribed in ink on the reverse: “Montfort” “I superimposed on O” (marks used as an issue control feature) and “Daniel Willis to IS.” Bill folded in half vertically. Military: Drum, Cannons, Flags Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1771 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th Vignette: Military https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/498f9f86fd1df644a9395876c1f2f0de.jpg 1e2c9bd11b74f75c546feb7f7d17e56f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value five pounds https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/a14b7822b751f9b58ab9d0176b692f50.jpg 4b903ece74b95d3eafe484fc2608db5d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value five pounds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 15/16” (7.5 cm); OW: 3 5/8” (9.2 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.045 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value five pounds Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource 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. 756 ]/ [£ V] FIVE POUNDS./ THE Province of North-Carolina is in-/debted to the Possessor hereof, Five Pounds,/ Proclamation Money; to be paid out of the Pub-/ lic 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: “Jacob Lewis/ To. H.B--”“Recd of [illegible] Young” “AM 37[illegible]” “K C to 55” “Miller to/ Micarah (?) Stone” “A. Hostler/ too.” Bill folded in half vertically. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1768 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/8734ffa444094cde2e6f72062debf5ed.jpg b194dfcc846ccd894a95b9d3abc43fa0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value five shillings https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/1afa7c93ce3e3374f86af1cb00d8d3b1.jpg c6544074c10b15658f9dbca60c56931d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value five shillings Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 1/16” (5.3 cm); OW: 3 5/8” (9.2 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.048 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value five shillings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Engraved five shilling Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and circular vignette of quill pens in ink well on a stack of paper on lower left corner. Inscribed: “5s. FIVE SHILLINGS -- No 3662/ The Province of North carolina is/ indebted to the Possessor hereof/ Five Shillings Proc. Money to be paid out/ of the Public Treasury according to/ Act of Assembly passed/ Decbr 1771” Ink signatures on obverse: “Lewis De Rosset” “Rd Caswell”/ “John Harvey” and “J Rutherfurd.” Bill has no inscriptions on the reverse. Bill folded in half vertically. Symbol: Quill Pens Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1771 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th Vignette: Symbols https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/b86a627339f2039c1695644298928466.jpg 8aa72a75dee6dd670aabcab6c2fc957f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value forty shillings https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/689d84754ef959bfe13bc74f71b04e87.jpg f695be0d872095238d1b40ef0f41e8e0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value forty shillings Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 11/16” (6.8 cm); OW: 3 ¾” (9.5 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.043 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value forty shillings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource 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. 1757 ]/ [XLs:] forty shillings./ THE Province of North-Carolina is in-/debted to the Possessor hereof, Forty Shillings/ Proclamation Money; to be paid out of the Pub-/ lic 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: multiple signatures in different hands. Bill folded in half vertically. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1768 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/3462aafb8cf4ff75b71349095d826404.jpg cf76eeaa954f720651787784e15ff7cd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value one pound https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/33dfeb8eb19e5daae6968089f0e8a121.jpg 59ceff58bd8b0ec1dbad50e1ce9b08bb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value one pound Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 1/16” (5.3 cm); OW: 3 ¾” (9.5 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.049 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value one pound Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Engraved one pound Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and circular vignette of bear representing the constellation Ursa Minor on lower left corner. Inscribed: “20s, ONE POUND -- No 7007/ The Province of North carolina is/ indebted to the Possessor hereof One/ Pound proc. Money to be paid out/ of the Public Treasury according to/ Act of Assembly passed/ Decbr 1771” Ink signatures on obverse: “Rd Caswell,” “Lewis De Rosset” / “J Rutherfurd” and “John Harvey.” Bill has no inscriptions on the reverse. Bill has never been folded. Animal: Bear Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1771 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th Vignette: Animals https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/d5c132532524ff52353c885b041d3189.jpg 664817c6cfa12c6b658dcb99f98abc5d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value ten shillings https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/a488d008fcf01f3826cf96397bdb7347.jpg 7b2c31a56ad0b5a3071ebe018f296564 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value ten shillings Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 15/16” (7.5 cm); OW: 3 ½” (9.0 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.041 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value ten shillings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource 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. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1768 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/e006024328154cf46ff345ced7363122.jpg f4e4e0955aa946c197e6f1143006715b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value thirty shillings https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/8409f474724181748846ea8198f87bc7.jpg 822cd6ba4dea6fe56b216d2b585768a6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value thirty shillings Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 7/16” (6.3 cm); OW: 3 ¾” (10.0 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.050 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value thirty shillings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource 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 -- No 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”/ “Rd Caswell” and “Lewis De Rosset.” Bill signed on the reverse: “Montfort.” Bill folded in half vertically. Person: Hand holding Dagger 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. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1771 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th Vignette: People Vignette: Symbols https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/8429a92aba3912844bc6e6ab376191ca.jpg d434bab626d9a9b658cdb5820c633b7a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value three pounds https://www.kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/original/39ffca0356dad9d63d0c79b9b5e1eb58.jpg 07516266849606c9949f98a124faaf18 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value three pounds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Carolina Paper Currency Subject The topic of the resource Money--North Carolina--Specimens Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Description An account of the resource During the Colonial Period, the scarcity of specie (coin) in North Carolina constituted a major problem. Settlers arrived with little hard currency and the limited trade of the province brought in inadequate amounts of coin. Since little or no gold, silver or copper (the raw materials for coins) was mined in the colony, the chief form of exchange for most of the Colonial Period was the barter of commodities—tobacco, corn, wheat, tallow, skins, pitch, whale oil, pork and beef, etc Paper currency was treated with some suspicion. During the Colonial Period, it was frequently issued to finance or pay off debts incurred by military expeditions. The 1748 issue, for example, paid for constructing forts at Cape Fear and Ocracoke for protection of the coastal area from Spanish attacks. Unlike specie, paper currency was subject to counterfeiting, depreciation of face value and inflation. It wasn’t easy to convince Americans to accept the early paper currency. To encourage them, famous and respected men were recruited to sign the front of the bills by hand. The signatures on the reverse often signified a guarantee of payment. The individual most closely associated with North Carolina currency was New Bern printer James Davis (1721-1785). Born and trained in Virginia, Davis came to North Carolina in 1749 to fill the post of public printer, an office created that year by the Assembly to print a revisal of the colony’s laws. Davis opened a print shop in New Bern, first on Pollock Street and later on Broad Street. His first job was printing currency for the province—probably the Bills of Credit authorized by the Assembly on April 4th, 1748. In his capacity as public printer for North Carolina, Davis printed the succeeding issues of currency (1754, 1757/58, ______1774). While much of his work was of an official nature, Davis is credited with publishing the first North Carolina imprint. During his nearly thirty-three years as public printer, he printed at least one hundred titles. He also published a variety of other material including North Carolina’s first newspaper, The North Carolina Gazette. In 1782 he relinquished his position as public printer to his son Thomas. -- This project is supported with federal LSTA funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Jones, Victor T. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tryon Palace Historic Sites Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and Tryon Palace Historic Sites for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and/or Tryon Palace Historic Sites is required for any commercial use. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina North Carolina Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Money Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image OH: 2 3/8” (6.1 cm);OW: 4” (10.2 cm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TP.2000.017.052 Title A name given to the resource North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value three pounds Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Davis Description An account of the resource Engraved three pound Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and circular vignette of MAGNA CHARTA on lower left corner. Inscribed: “3£. THREE POUNDS-- No 231./ The Province of North carolina/ is indebted to the Possessor hereof/ Three Pounds Proc. Money to be paid/ out of the Public Treasury according/ to Act of Assembly passed Decbr 1771.” Ink signatures on obverse: “John Harvey” “J Rutherfurd/ “Lewis De Rosset” “Rd Caswell” Inscribed on the reverse: “Montfort” “McKW” “Lamb Binton/ to Sten Pott” “Robt Salter/ to No” and other partially legible inscriptions. Bill folded in half vertically. Symbol: Magna Charta Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Davis, James Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1771 Type The nature or genre of the resource Money Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tryon Palace Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Carolina, New Bern Subject The topic of the resource Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens Money--North Carolina--Specimens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richards, Nancy Knight, Dean Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg America's 250th Vignette: Symbols