Currency
- Object Name:
- Currency
- Object ID:
- 2012.500.038
- Creator:
- Fowle, Daniel
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1776
- Description:
- Currency. Bank Note. Engraving, printed on paper. Obverse: "VI. DOLLARS. VI. DOLLARS. / No / COLONY OF / NEW-HAMPSHIRE JANUARY 26th 1776. / The Possessor of this BILL, / shall be paid by the TREASURER of this Colony, / SIX DOLLARS by the 26th Day of January 1783; / Which BILL shall be received for / the aforesaid Sum, in all Payments / at the TREASURY, and all other / PAYMENTS. / BY ORDER of the COUNCIL and ASSEMBLY. / VI. DOLLARS. VI. DOLLARS." printed; "S I X D O L L A R S." printed left border, flowers between letters; "for de fence of A meri can Li ber ty" printed right border, flowers between words; "m e s h e c h w e a r e " printed top, design between letters; "l e v i d e a r b o r n" printed center, design between letters; "6 dol" printed vertically bottom left; "Committee" printed vertically bottom right; P White and J Smith's signatures bottom; elaborate borders. Reverse: "SIX DOLLARS. / PORTSMOUTH, / PRINTED BY DANIEL FOWLE. / 1776." printed center; floral, other designs center.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-3.7 W-3 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Weare, Meshech (1713-1786)
- Subjects:
- Banking, Bank notes
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