Currency
- Title:
- Shilling Note
- Object Name:
- Currency
- Creator:
- Printed by Paul Revere, Signed by E. Sayer
- Date:
- circa1775
- Material:
- Paper, Ink
- Dimensions:
- H-4.75 L-21 Dia-7 inches
Dimentions in frame- 4.5"w by 5" h - Description:
- The forty shilling note is dated August 18,1775 and is from the Colony of Massachusetts. The money was paid to Capt. Daniel Gookin of NH for service in the Revolutionary Army. (This information is handwritten in pen.) The front of the note reads: "Colony of Massachusetts Bay Aug. 18, 1775. The Possessor of this Bill shall be paid by the Treasurer of this Colony FORTY SHILLINGS Lawfully Money by the Eighteenth Day of Aug. 1780, which Bill Shall be received for the aforesaid Sum in all payments at the Treasury, and in all other payments by order of the General Assembly." It has "40" in all four corners, surrounded by curly borders. Under the text is a drawing of a boat. There is a signature that looks like "Pelayes". On the back is the picture of a revolutionary era soldier. Above him it reads: FORTY SHILLINGS", and around him it reads: "Issued in defence of American Liberty. Ense petit placideamsub Libertate Quinte." And below it reads: "August 18, 1775." The note is framed.
- Provenance:
- The note was paid to Captian Daniel Gookin by the Colony of Massachusetts Bay for service during the American Revolution. It later belonged to one of his grandchildren, J. Wingate Thornton.
This note was issued in part ot defiance against Britain. The soldier on the back holding the Magna Charta paired with the latin phrase 'By arms he seeks peace wiht freedom' and 'Issued in Defence of American Liberty'. This was a way to say they felt the monarchy violated their right under the Magna Charta and were willing to fight for the freedom they wanted. - People:
- Gookin, Daniel, Sayer, Ebenezer, Revere, Paul
- Place of Origin:
- Massachusetts
- Collection Name:
- Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Hampshire
- Item Number:
- 1990.167
- Accession Number:
- 1990.167
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the American Independence Museum
- Credit Line:
- American Independence Museum
- Participating Organization:
- American Independence Museum
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