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Document Description
Five-dollar bill of credit, 1775, face
Title
Five-dollar bill of credit, 1775, face
Creator
North Carolina Provincial Congress (Hillsborough)
Date
August 21, 1775
Description
Picture of Tryon Palace in New Bern, NC, on the left side of bill, which is separated into two halves; signed by Richard Caswell, Richard Cogdell, Samuel Johnston, Thomas Jones, Andrew Knox; scroll work on top left.
Transcription
No Carolina Currency No. FIVE DOLLARS This Bill entitles [t]he Bearer to receive Five Spanish milled D[o]llars or the Value thereof in Gold or Silver [A]ccording to the Resolu-tion of the Provin[ci]al Congress held at Hillsborough August [21] 1775
Subject
Castles & palaces
Subject - Name
Caswell, Richard, 1729-1789
Cogdell, Richard, 1724-1787
Johnston, Samuel, 1733-1816
Jones, Thomas, ?-1797
Knox, Andrew, ca.1733-1776
Tryon Palace (New Bern, N.C.)
Tryon, William, 1729-1788
Subject - Geographic
North Carolina
Notes
Bill
is
partially
torn
down
its
middle
Title Note
Title supplied by repository
Original Form
Money
Physical Description
110 x 74 mm
Collection in Repository
North Carolina Collection Gallery Numismatic Collection
Digital Collection
North Carolina Currency
Repository
North Carolina Collection Gallery, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Host
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Local Identifier
CK123
.
1
Creator Identifier
Serial
Number
975
Citation
Five-dollar bill of credit, 1775; CK123.1; North Carolina Collection Numismatic Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
filename
CK123_1_NC1775_face.tif
Copyright Holder
Public Domain
Medium of Original
Paper
path
\ncc\numismatics\
Style/Period
American Revolution
