Currency

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Currency

Entry/Object ID

VC.2005.84

Description

A $6 Continental currency bill: front side has four cut borders; within a cut bordered emblem is a beaver gnawing down a tree with motto "PERSEVERANDO"; text is as follows-- "SIX DOLLARS / This bill entitles the Bearer to receive SIX Spanish milled DOLLARS, or the Value thereof, in Gold or Silver, according to a Resolution of CONGRESS, passed at Philadelphia, July 22, 1776."; Serial number is faded(red ink); one signature is PL(?) or Jh(?) Kinser and the second is Jno Johnston(red ink); 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

Jul 22, 1776

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-15/16 in

Width

3-13/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 15/16 x 3 13/16 in. (7.5 x 9.7 cm)

Material

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

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is chippped, dog-eared, with vertical center crease having missing material at each end; Printing is clear; Discoloration by foxing and soiling.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

John Johnston

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