Currency

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Currency

Entry/Object ID

VC.2005.65

Description

Engraved New York $1/2 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 HALF a SPANISH MILLED DOLLAR, or the Value thereof in Gold or Silver Currency according to the Resolution of the Provincial CONGRESS, of New York, on the fifth Day of March, 1776."; Serial number is faded; the signiture is "Abrm Lott"; on back within borders is a cut emblem of a hand planting a tree with motto " POSTERITATE"; text is as follows-- "NEW-YORK CURRENCY. / HALF A DOLLAR / NEW YORK / Printed by Samuel Loudon, in the Year 1776."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Samuel Loudon

Attribution

Printer

Date made

Mar 5, 1776

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-1/2 in

Width

4-3/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 1/2 x 4 3/16 in. (6.4 x 10.6 cm)

Material

Paper (laid), ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is chipped and torn in two pieces near centerline; Printing is clear but missing in areas near centerline; Discoloration by soiling and foxing.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Abraham Lott

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