Currency

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Currency

Entry/Object ID

VC.2005.37

Description

A three pound Rhode Island legal bill of credit: Front side has border cuts on three sides; top border is symetrical about the midpoint with an eagle within a vine pattern; left and right borders are vine patterns; under top border is the handwritten currency number "7611" in black ink and rows of print "Three Pounds"(in script over a row of fleur-de-lys icons) / "State of Rhode-Island, &c. / THIS (with the letter T encircled by eight flowers) Bill is equal / to SIXTY SHIL- / LINGS in Lawful Silver / Money, and shall be received in all / Payments within / this State, agree- / able to an Acˆt pai- / sed by the GENE- / RAL ASSEMBLY / of said State, at / their May(in script) Sessions, / holden at the City / of Newport(in script), A. / D. 1786. / 3 l. (four floral & geometric icons) 3 l."; in the left corner of the print area is the state seal of an anchor within a cicular emblem with the motto ": IN : TE: DOMINE : SPERAMUS (In Thee, O Lord, We Hope)"; the seal is modified to include a plow on one side of the anchor and a ship on the other side; the seal is placed within a square border with hearts at the corners; below the print field is a row of flower icons over the three signitures "N Knight (in black ink) / "Samuel Allen" (in red ink) / "Elijah Cobb" (in black ink); on back the borders are typeset; the outer border on top/bottom is floral and right/left is geometric icons; the midborder is geometric top/bottom and twisted rope right/left; the inner border is a symmetric vine pattern; the central rectangular space has printed in rows "3 l. (a floral icon) 3 l."(over a row of floral icons) / "Three / Pounds."(over a second row of floral icons) / "Printed by / SOUTHWICK and / BARBER."(over a third row of floral icons) / "3. l." (an omega icon) "3. l."; below print rectangle is "Death to Counterfeit."(in script).

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Southwick & Barber

Notes

Dates: May, 1786 Date made: May,1786

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

4-9/16 in

Width

3-3/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 4 9/16 x 3 3/16 in. (11.6 x 8.1 cm)

Material

Paper (laid), ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: On front horizontal crease at 2 /14" from top edge; on bottom edge a 3/16" tear at 1 3/4" from left edge; a small crease at bottom right corner; small paper loss notch at left end of horizontal crease; ink from the number signer has made a 1/4" brown spot through paper; glue spot of 1/8"x1/4" at 1 5/16" from left and 1 5/16" from top; on back signiture ink from front signers has seeped through; 1/2" scotch tape pieces on top edge at 1/2" and 2 3/4" from left edge; surface discoloration.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Elijah Cobb

Notes

Signer

Person or Organization

N. Knight

Notes

Signer

Person or Organization

Samuel Allen

Notes

Signer

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Notes

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General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Source: Box files to SS from PCR 1951-52. Accessioned July 15, 2005; acquired before; Found in Map drawer at Bellwood. General reference information on Colonial currency is in file folder VC.2005.12

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 29B

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial