Currency

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Currency

Entry/Object ID

VC.2005.64

Description

Engraved New York $10 legal tender bill of credit: front side has four cut borders and Provincial seal of the City; text is as follows-- "This bill shall pass current in all payments in this Colony, for Ten Spanish Milled Dollars, or the Value thereof in Gold or Silver Currency according to the Resolution of the Provincial CONGRESS, of New York, on the second Day of September, 1775."; Serial number is "1133"; one signiture is faded; second signiture is "Robt Ray"; on back within borders is a cut emblem of an elephant with motto " PAR VIRIBITS VIRTUS"; text is as follows-- "NEW-YORK CURRENCY. / TEN DOLLARS / Printed by John Holt, in the Year 1775."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

John Holt

Attribution

Printer

Date made

Sep 2, 1775

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-11/16 in

Width

4-3/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 11/16 x 4 3/16 in. (6.9 x 10.7 cm)

Material

Paper (laid), ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is in two pieces, chipped, missing parts of left border, peeling at right corners, and has an irregular tear along centerline; Printing is clear but missing in areas along border; Discoloration by soiling and foxing.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Robert Ray

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