Currency

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Currency

Entry/Object ID

VC.2005.75

Description

A $1 Continental currency bill: front side has four cut borders; within a cut bordered emblem is an acanthus plant with weighted basket pressing on it with the motto "Depressa resurgit" (Having been pressed down, one rises up again); text is as follows-- "One Dollar / This bill entitles the bearer to receive One Spanish milled dollar, or the value thereof in Gold or silver, according to a Resolution of CONGRESS, passed at Philadelphia February 17,1776"; Serial number is 128956 (red ink); first signature is --- ---casi (underlined) and second signiture is John Purviance; on back within a floral border cut is a nature print and text "Printed by Hall & Sellers in Philadelphia. 1776".

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hall & Sellers

Notes

Date made: February 17,1776

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-15/16 in

Width

3-11/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 15/16 x 3 11/16 in. (7.4 x 9.4 cm)

Material

Paper (laid), ink, blue thread, mica flakes

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is chipped, dog-eared, peeling at bottom right corner; Printing is clear but missing in areas on emblem border; Discoloration by foxing and two large stains covering 25% of front & 15% of back.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

John Purviance

Notes

Signer

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Currency Collection from envelope found in Bellwood library closet by Catalina Hannan about 2002-2003. Front of envelope is labled "Revolutionary Currency (underlined) / Van Cortlandt". In the upper left corner is the return address for "Sleepy Hollow Restorations / on the Tappan Zee Tarrytown, New York".

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 14A

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial