Currency

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Currency

Entry/Object ID

VC.2005.81

Description

A $1 Continental currency bill: front side has four cut borders; within a cut bordered emblem is an acanthus plant with weighted basket pressing on it with motto "Depressa Resurgit" (Having been pressed down, it rises up again); text is as follows-- "One Dollar / This bill entitles the bearer to receive One Spanish milled dollar, or the value thereof in Gold or silver, according to a Resolution of CONGRESS, passed at Philadelphia May 9, 1776"; Serial number is "90159"(red ink); one signature is (P or J?) Morris and the second is John Howard; on back within a floral border cut is a nature print of leaves and text "PHILADELPHIA / Printed by Hall & Sellers. 1776".

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hall & Sellers

Date made

May 9, 1776

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-15/16 in

Width

3-11/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 15/16 x 3 11/16 in. (7.4 x 9.4 cm)

Material

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

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is chipped,dog-eared, and with tears on edges & ends of vertical crease; Printing is clear; Discoloration by foxing and soiling.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

John Howard

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