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Summary
Recto_Delaware_2 shillings 6 pence_1777
Author
Adams, James (1724-1792) producer ; Delaware, associated name
Title
Recto_Delaware_2 shillings 6 pence_1777
Description
Paper contains mica flakes and blue threads. Recto: state heraldic shield. Verso: print of standing sheaf of grain.
Date
1777
date QS:P571,+1777-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
8.9 x 7.1 cm.
Collection
Harvard Business School
Current location
Baker Library
Accession number
MH:VIA W363372_urn-3:HBS.Baker.AC:1085935
Inscriptions
Inscription: "Two Shillings & Six-pence. This Indented Bill shall pass current for Two Shillings and Six-pence, within the Delaware State according to an Act of Genera Assembly of the said State, made in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy-six. Dated the First Day of May, 1777." ; Within border cuts: "Half a Crown". ; Verso: "Two Shillings and Six-pence. To Counterfeit is Death. Printed by JAMES ADAMS, 1777."
Notes
Delaware, 2 shillings 6 pence, 1777, 1777. Baker Library, Harvard Business School, Historical Collections, 1-22/2, Mss :78 C 1709-1868 976. American Currency Collection. Recto.
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Harvard Hollis Images: https://id.lib.harvard.edu/images/olvwork363372/urn-3:HBS.Baker.AC:1085935/catalog - Harvard Digital Collections: https://id.lib.harvard.edu/digital_collections/W363372_urn-3:HBS.Baker.AC:1085935 - CURIOSity - American Currency: https://id.lib.harvard.edu/curiosity/american-currency/66-W363372_urn-3:HBS.Baker.AC:1085935
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