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Title:
Three Pence Pennsylvanian Note
Object Name:
Currency
Creator:
Francis Bailey
Date:
1785
Material:
Paper, Ink
Dimensions:
H-4.75 L-21 Dia-7 inches
Dimentions of Frame 6.75w" by 8.5h" and .5" deep.
Description:
Currency: Three Pence note, / 3 Ninetieths of a Dollar / , Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. No. 15557. Signed "C (...?) " in Philadelphia by Francis Bailey. ".. According to an Act of the General Assembly, passed at Philadelphia, the 16th Day of March, Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and eighty five. Watermarked: "Pensyl / vania" (sic)
Provenance:
This is a Three Pence and Three Ninetieths of a Dollar note printed in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is possible that the owner of this note exchanged one type of currency for another. The note has not been punch cancelled.
Subjects:
Currency, Money
People:
Bailey, Francis
Place of Origin:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Collection Name:
Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Hampshire
Item Number:
2011.139
Accession Number:
2011.139
Type of Material:
Objects
Copyright Statement:
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Credit Line:
American Independence Museum
Participating Organization:
American Independence Museum
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