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  • North Carolina two-dollar treasury note, 1863
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  • Two-dollar 1863 treasury note issued by the State of North Carolina; printed by J. T. Paterson and Company of Augusta, Georgia; black ink with general issue location and date “Raleigh, January 1st..1863” printed in lower right, “2” in oblong...
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  • Four-shilling bill of credit, 1754
  • Printers' ornaments
  • Interlocking monogram-like design and scrollwork along bill's left side; signatures of John Swann, John Starkey, Lewis De Rosset, and Samuel Swann on lower portion of bill.
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  • Five-cent treasury note, 1815
  • Wheat; Garden tools; Printers' ornaments;
  • Signed by Public Treasurer John Haywood; vignette of shafts of wheat, rake, and sickle; oblong black box on bottom of bill "Murray Draper Fairman&Co" [most of label obscured by taped repair]; "FIVE CENTS" printed vertically on right and left...
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  • One-shilling bill of credit, 1754
  • Animals; Birds; Swans; Water Fowl; Ornithological illustrations; Printers' ornaments
  • Fragment of one-shilling bill (left half); vignette of swan in lower left corner; scrollwork on left border; two signatures partially visible.
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  • Ten-shilling treasury note, 1758
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  • Ten shilling treasury note issued in New Bern in 1758.
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  • Three-pound bill of credit, 1761
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  • Three pound bill of credit issued in New Bern, North Carolina in 1761.
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  • Forty-shilling bill of credit, 1760
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  • Forty shilling bill of credit issued at New Bern, North Carolina in 1760.
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  • Eight-pence bill of credit, 1760
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  • Eight-pence bill of credit issued at New Bern, North Carolina in 1760.
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  • Five-dollar bill of credit, 1775
  • Castles & palaces; Architecture
  • Printed from engraved plates by William Tisdale, vignette in lower left corner of Tryon Palace, four signatures at lower right
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  • One-pound debenture bill, 1771
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  • One-pound debenture bill issued in 1771.
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  • Ten-dollar bill of credit, 1778
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  • Ten-dollar bill of credit issued in 1778 and printed by James Davis in New Bern.
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  • Bank of Clarendon seven-dollar note, 1855
  • Goddesses; Myths; Liberty cap; Agriculture; Slavery; Ceres (Roman deity);
  • Seven-dollar note issued by Bank of Clarendon in Fayetteville on August 1, 1855; engraved and printed by Danforth, Wright and Company of Philadelphia and New York, N.Y.; black and red inks with black "7" in top corners and at bottom right, "SEVEN...
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  • Sheet of notes for the Bank of Washington, ca. 1860
  • Farmers; Mechanics (Persons); Industry; Families; Goddesses; Commerce; Agriculture; Barrels; Scales;
  • Uncut four-note sheet of currency for the Bank of Washington in Washington, North Carolina, ca. 1860; produced by the American Bank Note Company, New York, N.Y.; black and red inks with notes vertically aligned in denominations (top to bottom) of...
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  • Farmers Bank of North Carolina three-dollar note, 1853
  • Myths; Goddesses; Liberty cap; Slavery; Shields; Eagles;
  • Three-dollar note issued by the Farmers Bank of North Carolina in 1853; engraved and printed by Danforth, Bald and Company of Philadelphia and New York, N.Y.; black ink with “3” in top corners, “THREE DOLLARS” over a large off-center background “3”...
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  • Bank of Wadesborough five-dollar note, 1853
  • Soldiers; Cannons; Flags; Commerce; Agriculture; Cotton; Ships; Covered wagons;
  • Five-dollar note issued by the Bank of Wadesborough on July 11, 1853; engraved and printed by Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear and Company of Philadelphia and New York, N.Y.; black ink with “5” at off-center left and smaller “5” in top-right and...
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  • Commercial Bank of Wilmington five-dollar note, 1856; period alteration
  • Sailing ships; Whaling; Whales; Harpoons; Sailors; Hats;
  • Five-dollar New Jersey note altered to look like an issue from the Commercial Bank of Wilmington issued on December 1, 1856; credit to engraving and printing firm Danforth, Wright and Company of Philadelphia and New York along bottom edge;...
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  • Bank of Yanceyville ten-dollar note, ca. 1856
  • Myths; Goddesses; Ceres (Roman deity); Agriculture; Wheat; Railroads; Bridges;
  • Ten-dollar note style of note issued by the Bank of Yanceyville in the 1850s; dual engraving and printing credit below signature lines given to Baldwin, Adams and Company, New York, N.Y., and Robert L. Bald and Company of Philadelphia; Roman...
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  • Bank of Washington one-hundred-dollar note, 1856
  • Mechanics (Persons); Sailors; Farmers; Flags; Agriculture; Wheat; Cotton; Ships;
  • One-hundred-dollar note issued to "J. H. McCluer" by the Bank of Washington on January 1, 1856; engraved and printed by Danforth, Wright and Company of Philadelphia and New York, N.Y.; black ink with "100" in top corners, "ONE HUNDRED" at center,...
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  • Bank of Cape Fear three-dollar note, 1859
  • Myths; Goddesses; Ops (Roman deity); Cornucopias; Grains; Commerce; Industry; Sailing ships; Bridges; Factories;
  • Three-dollar note issued by the Washington Branch of the Bank of Cape Fear on November 1, 1859; engraved and printed by Danforth, Wright and Company of Philadelphia and New York, N.Y; red and black inks, an update of earlier all-black design; red...
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  • Bank of Cape Fear four-dollar note, 1859
  • Ships; Pails; Railroads; Wheat
  • Four-dollar note issued by Bank of Cape Fear in 1859, and payable at branch in Salem, N.C.; engraved and printed by Danforth, Bald and Company of Philadelphia and New York; red and black inks with red "4" near top corners and red "FOUR" background...
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