Currency

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Currency

Entry/Object ID

VC.2005.19

Description

An eight shilling New York currency bill: Front side has border on four sides; top border is a cut of a banner scrolled in the middle with "NEW-YORK WATER WORKS"; the other three floral borders are typeset; under top border within brackets is the handwritten currency number "No. 4140"; below this are rows of text; "THIS NOTE shall entitle the BEARER to the Sum of / EIGHT SHILLINGS. / current Money of the Colony of New-York, payable on DEMAND, by / the MAYOR, ALDERMEN, and COMMONALITY of / the City of New-York, at the Office of Chamberlain of the said City, / pursuant to a Vote of the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonality, / of this Date. Dated the Second Day of August, in the Year of our / Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy-five. / By Order of the Corporation, / VIIIs."; the borders and "EIGHT SHILLINGS." and "VIIIs." are printed in red; at the bottom of the text are signitures "W. Hicks" in dark brown ink and "G. Brewerton" in light brown ink; on the back is a cut of a steam operated water pump with a fountain on either side; the right border has "EIGHT SHILLINGS"; the left border "NEW-YORK; Printed by H. Gaine."

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Hugh Gaine

Attribution

Printer

Artist

Elisha Gallaudet

Attribution

Engraver

Notes

Dates: Date made: August 2,1775

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-5/16 in

Width

3-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 5/16 x 3 3/4 in. (5.9 x 9.5 cm)

Material

Paper (laid), red and black ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: On front a vertical crease 1 1/2" from left edge with paper loss notch at ends of crease; a second vertical crease at 2 5/8" from left edge; ragged paper loss on left edge and for 3/8" along top edge; crease on bottom right corner; paper loss notch at 1 7/8" on top ege; 1/8" tear at 1 3/8" from top on right edge; paper loss along 1" and at 3 3/8" from bottom edge; paper loss on first signiture at crease; on back scotch tape reinforcements on top edge at 1/2" and 2 3/4"; surface print loss along second vertical crease; print loss on bottom border at 2" and 3"; dark brown spot at 3 1/4" on top edge; general surface discoloration.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Whitehead Hicks

Notes

Signer

Person or Organization

George Brewerton

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