Currency

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Currency

Entry/Object ID

VC.2005.79

Description

A $8 Continental currency bill: front side has four cut borders; within a cut bordered emblem is a harp with the motto "Majora minoribus consonant"; text is as follows-- "Eight Dollars / This bill entitles the bearer to receive Eight Spanish milled dollars, or the value thereof in Gold or silver, according to a Resolution of CONGRESS, passed at Philadelphia February 17,1776"; Serial number is 53998 (red ink); signatures are "__hee" (red ink) and "__" Hazlehurst (first name hard to read- there is a Issac Hazlehurst in references); on back within a floral border cut is a nature print of leaves 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

2-13/16 in

Width

3-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 13/16 x 3 3/4 in. (7.2 x 9.5 cm)

Material

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

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is dog-eared with a vertical center crease; Printing is clear; Discoloration by foxing & smudge marks.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hazlehurst

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